Mary Ann “Pollie” AdamsAge: 79 years1837–1916
- Name
- Mary Ann “Pollie” Adams
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Adams
- Married name
- Mary Ann Tester
- Nickname
- Pollie
 Birth | January 22, 1837 37 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Rachel Adams June 14, 1839 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet Newell Adams July 15, 1842 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Adams April 7, 1847 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 maternal grandfather | Isaac “Flatty” Greene February 18, 1855 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Booth June 8, 1855 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 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 brother | Nelson Adams March 28, 1863 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a brother | Squire Adams Jr. December 12, 1863 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Greene February 10, 1865 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 29 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 29 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 31 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 father | Squire Adams Sr. January 23, 1877 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 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 brother | Wellington Adams about 1887 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Adams January 9, 1895 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Adams February 3, 1897 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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 | Rachel Adams September 21, 1899 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Esther Adams about 1907 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret “Peggy” Adams February 23, 1908 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | John LaFayette Adams February 23, 1909 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 78 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | August 5, 1916 (Age 79 years) Cause of death: Chronic Bronchitis |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stophel-Grubb Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Squire Adams Sr. Birth: August 10, 1799 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1877 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary Greene Birth: December 25, 1798 22 22 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 10, 1865 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: June 1818 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Adams Birth: April 30, 1819 19 20 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 3, 1897 |
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18 months elder sister |
Rebecca Adams Birth: October 20, 1820 21 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 9, 1895 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Esther Adams Birth: November 25, 1822 23 23 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1907 |
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23 months elder brother |
John LaFayette Adams Birth: October 18, 1824 25 25 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 23, 1909 |
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2 years elder sister |
Margaret “Peggy” Adams Birth: January 10, 1827 27 28 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 23, 1908 — Beaverdam, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Wellington Adams Birth: about 1830 30 31 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1887 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
Nelson Adams Birth: February 22, 1831 31 32 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 28, 1863 — Virginia, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Squire Adams Jr. Birth: March 2, 1833 33 34 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 12, 1863 — Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Nancy Adams Birth: January 23, 1835 35 36 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years herself |
Mary Ann “Pollie” Adams Birth: January 22, 1837 37 38 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 5, 1916 — Goodson, Washington, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Rachel Adams Birth: June 14, 1839 39 40 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1899 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Harriet Newell Adams Birth: July 15, 1842 42 43 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 22, 1936 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Martha Adams Birth: April 7, 1847 47 48 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 19, 1918 — Oregon, United States |