Martha J LuckAge: 77 years1811–1888
- Name
- Martha J Luck
- Given names
- Martha J
- Surname
- Luck
- Married name
- Martha J Evans
- Married name
- Martha J Dunnavan
 Birth | about 1811 |
 Marriage | … Dunnavan — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 21 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Marriage | Hugh Evans — View this family April 21, 1842 (Age 31 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mittie May Evans July 7, 1843 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Richard D Evans about 1847 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 years)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 son #3 | Hugh Montgomery Evans about 1849 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Virginia Grace Evans April 29, 1850 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 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 56 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 56 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Richard Throgmorton — Virginia Grace Evans — View this family December 10, 1868 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 58 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 husband | Hugh Evans before 1870 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | Hugh Montgomery Evans November 23, 1873 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a daughter | Virginia Grace Evans June 10, 1879 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nelson E Wade — Mittie May Evans — View this family December 15, 1881 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | August 28, 1888 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with Hugh Evans |
| husband |
Hugh Evans Birth: about 1788 35 25 — England Death: before 1870 |
| herself |
Martha J Luck Birth: about 1811 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1888 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 21, 1842 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Mittie May Evans Birth: July 7, 1843 55 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 16, 1926 — Fairview, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Richard D Evans Birth: about 1847 59 36 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Hugh Montgomery Evans Birth: about 1849 61 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1873 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Virginia Grace Evans Birth: April 29, 1850 62 39 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1879 — Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with … Dunnavan |
| husband |
… Dunnavan Death: |
| herself |
Martha J Luck Birth: about 1811 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1888 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Hugh Evans + … … |
| husband |
Hugh Evans Birth: about 1788 35 25 — England Death: before 1870 |
| husband’s wife |
… … Birth: England Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-daughter |
Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans Birth: October 9, 1811 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: estimated January 25, 1884 |
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11 months step-daughter |
Sarah Evans Birth: September 18, 1812 24 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1877 — Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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6 years step-daughter |
Ann Vincent Evans Birth: October 22, 1818 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1861 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |