Martha L Crownover1850–
- Name
- Martha L Crownover
- Given names
- Martha L
- Surname
- Crownover
 Birth | about 1850 28 25 Note: Birth date/location based on 1850 Census |
 Census | November 21, 1850 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 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Webster Crownover January 10, 1854 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John C Crownover April 1, 1857 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann “Polly” Megee about 1857 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Megee about 1858 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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 20 years) Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 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 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mahala Elizabeth Crownover March 10, 1904 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | John C Crownover April 4, 1917 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 68 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 79 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | Daniel Webster Crownover March 21, 1937 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 91 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 100 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 96 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| 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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 |
Martha L 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
| Birth | Birth date/location based on 1850 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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