Mahala Elizabeth CrownoverAge: 55 years1848–1904
- Name
- Mahala Elizabeth Crownover
- Given names
- Mahala Elizabeth
- Surname
- Crownover
 Birth | August 13, 1848 26 23 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 | Martha L Crownover about 1850 (Age 16 months) Note: Birth date/location based on 1850 Census |
 Census | November 21, 1850 (Age 2 years) Note: The Crownover's lived next door to Mary Ann Crownover's (nee MeGee) parents: John and Ritta. |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Jane Crownover February 27, 1852 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Webster Crownover January 10, 1854 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John C Crownover April 1, 1857 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann “Polly” Megee about 1857 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Megee about 1858 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 grandmother | Ritta Ann “Ritter” White after 1870 (Age 21 years) Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 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 sister | Sarah Jane Crownover 1887 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 father | Byram Edward Crownover September 28, 1899 (Age 51 years) |
 Death | March 10, 1904 (Age 55 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Amos Cemetery Note: "Mahala was a daughter of Byram Crownover (1821-1899) and Mary Ann McGee (1825-1888)." |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Byram Edward Crownover Birth: October 28, 1821 — Indiana, United States Death: September 28, 1899 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann “Polly” Megee Birth: about 1825 30 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1857 |
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Marriage: November 18, 1847 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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9 months herself |
Mahala Elizabeth Crownover Birth: August 13, 1848 26 23 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: March 10, 1904 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha L Crownover Birth: about 1850 28 25 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah Jane Crownover Birth: February 27, 1852 30 27 — Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: 1887 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Daniel Webster Crownover Birth: January 10, 1854 32 29 — Mountain Home, White, Arkansas, United States Death: March 21, 1937 — Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John C Crownover Birth: April 1, 1857 35 32 — Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, United States Death: April 4, 1917 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
Mahala Elizabeth Crownover has 54 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (54)
Parents Daniel White Megee + Mahala Louisa Dunbar
Parents Daniel White Megee + Martha Jane Hurley
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Elizabeth Ann Cole
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris
Parents Stephen Jackson Megee + Sarah Crownover
Parents James Riley Reynolds + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John P Crownover + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John Martin Megee + Francis Emeline Cunningham
Parents Alfred Earls + Melissa Jane Megee
Parents William Jasper Guinn + Rhoda Adeline Megee
Parents Abner Webster Cunningham Sr + Nancy Caroline Megee
| Census | The Crownover's lived next door to Mary Ann Crownover's (nee MeGee) parents: John and Ritta. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Byram Edward Crownover - Household
Marshall, Mississippi, United States
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| Burial | "Mahala was a daughter of Byram Crownover (1821-1899) and Mary Ann McGee (1825-1888)." |