Mary Esther EvansAge: 75 years1796–1871
- Name
- Mary Esther Evans
- Given names
- Mary Esther
- Surname
- Evans
- Married name
- Mary Esther Wood
 Birth | March 16, 1796 43 33 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Birth of a sister | Maria Elizabeth Evans between 1798 and 1802 (Age 21 months) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 6 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann Harrison before June 8, 1809 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Amelia Evans about 1810 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | Richard Evans Jr. about 1810 (Age 13 years) Note: At Sea |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 15 years)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 |
 Marriage | Alexander Hamilton Wood — View this family January 23, 1817 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Wood December 20, 1817 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret C Wood May 3, 1818 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Basil Wood October 13, 1820 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Sterling Alexander Martin Wood March 17, 1823 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Nichols September 28, 1825 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Alexander Hamilton Wood Jr. August 25, 1828 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a son | Alexander Hamilton Wood Jr. October 30, 1830 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Henry Clay Wood February 5, 1831 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 35 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Wood February 18, 1835 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 39 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 49 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 |
| Death of a sister | Amelia Evans before 1850 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a sister | Maria Elizabeth Evans about 1858 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 60 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 husband | Alexander Hamilton Wood November 15, 1860 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret C Wood October 4, 1863 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 65 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 |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Wood January 1867 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 70 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 70 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 72 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 brother | Hugh Evans before 1870 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Ann Evans July 24, 1870 (Age 74 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Frances Ann Evans July 26, 1870 (Age 74 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
 Death | July 26, 1871 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Florence Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Evans Jr. Birth: before March 31, 1752 — Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: about 1810 |
| mother |
Mary Nichols Birth: about 1763 42 37 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Death: September 28, 1825 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: June 20, 1781 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
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-6 months elder sister |
Frances Ann Evans Birth: about 1780 27 17 — Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: July 24, 1870 — Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States |
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9 years elder brother |
Hugh Evans Birth: about 1788 35 25 — England Death: before 1870 |
| sister |
Eliza Evans Birth: England Death: |
| herself |
Mary Esther Evans Birth: March 16, 1796 43 33 — Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: July 26, 1871 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Maria Elizabeth Evans Birth: between 1798 and 1802 45 35 — Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Death: about 1858 — Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States |
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13 years younger sister |
Amelia Evans Birth: about 1810 57 47 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1850 |
| Family with Alexander Hamilton Wood |
| husband |
Alexander Hamilton Wood Birth: July 22, 1796 — Richmond, Virginia, United States Death: November 15, 1860 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Mary Esther Evans Birth: March 16, 1796 43 33 — Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: July 26, 1871 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: January 23, 1817 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Mary Wood Birth: December 20, 1817 21 21 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1867 |
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4 months daughter |
Margaret C Wood Birth: May 3, 1818 21 22 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 4, 1863 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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2 years son |
William Basil Wood Birth: October 13, 1820 24 24 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1891 |
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2 years son |
Sterling Alexander Martin Wood Birth: March 17, 1823 26 27 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: July 26, 1891 — Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
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5 years son |
Alexander Hamilton Wood Jr. Birth: August 25, 1828 32 32 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: October 30, 1830 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States |
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2 years son |
Henry Clay Wood Birth: February 5, 1831 34 34 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: December 2, 1906 |
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4 years daughter |
Wood Birth: February 18, 1835 38 38 — Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death: February 3, 1908 |