Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” ElamAge: 63 years1844–1907
- Name
- Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam
- Given names
- Elizabeth Ann
- Surname
- Elam
- Married name
- Elizabeth Ann Brown
- Nickname
- Bettie
 Birth | February 2, 1844 30 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam about 1846 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary M Elam June 18, 1848 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Murray Elam January 1849 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Franklin “Willie” Elam February 28, 1851 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Willie Frances Elam June 19, 1852 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Hugh Elam April 2, 1855 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a father | John Murray Elam December 6, 1855 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a mother | Ann Vincent Evans September 13, 1861 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Hugh Evans before 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | William Alexander Brown — View this family February 1, 1886 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam October 24, 1887 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary M Elam December 18, 1888 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Susan Murray Elam September 6, 1901 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | March 3, 1907 (Age 63 years) |
| Obituary | Obituary March 8, 1907 (5 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brown Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Murray Elam Birth: November 10, 1813 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 6, 1855 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Ann Vincent Evans Birth: October 22, 1818 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1861 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1842 — Tennessee, United States |
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15 months herself |
Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam Birth: February 2, 1844 30 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1907 — Florida, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam Birth: about 1846 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1887 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary M Elam Birth: June 18, 1848 34 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1888 — Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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7 months younger sister |
Susan Murray Elam Birth: January 1849 35 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1901 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Franklin “Willie” Elam Birth: February 28, 1851 37 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1942 — Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Willie Frances Elam Birth: June 19, 1852 38 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1930 — Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Hugh Elam Birth: April 2, 1855 41 36 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 9, 1928 — Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with William Alexander Brown |
| husband |
William Alexander Brown Birth: May 21, 1839 26 — Obion, Obion, Tennessee, United States Death: November 7, 1907 — Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam Birth: February 2, 1844 30 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1907 — Florida, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1886 — Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |