Elizabeth Ann Cole1829–
- Name
- Elizabeth Ann Cole
- Given names
- Elizabeth Ann
- Surname
- Cole
- Married name
- Elizabeth Ann Megee
 Birth | about 1829 Note: Birth date/place based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 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 6 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 | William Claude “Bill” Megee — View this family about 1846 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | LaVicy J Megee about 1847 (Age 18 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 daughter #2 | Ritta Ann Megee about 1849 (Age 20 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850 Census |
 Census | November 15, 1850 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sarah M Megee 1852 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #4 | James D Megee about 1859 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | July 26, 1860 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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 38 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 38 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 40 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 49 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 69 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 husband | William Claude “Bill” Megee after 1900 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 87 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 88 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 89 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 100 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 | unknown |
| Family with William Claude “Bill” Megee |
| husband |
William Claude “Bill” Megee Birth: May 1826 31 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
| herself |
Elizabeth Ann Cole Birth: about 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1846 — Mississippi, United States |
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2 years daughter |
LaVicy J Megee Birth: about 1847 20 18 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Ritta Ann Megee Birth: about 1849 22 20 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Sarah M Megee Birth: 1852 25 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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8 years son |
James D Megee Birth: about 1859 32 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris |
| husband |
William Claude “Bill” Megee Birth: May 1826 31 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
| husband’s wife |
Edith “Eddie” Harris Birth: about 1838 — Illinois, United States Death: about 1901 — Franklin, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 26, 1865 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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9 months step-daughter |
April Matilda Megee Birth: March 30, 1866 39 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 10, 1940 — Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months step-daughter |
Nancy J Megee Birth: about 1867 40 29 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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4 years step-son |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: about 1870 43 32 — Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years step-daughter |
Almira Megee Birth: about 1872 45 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years step-daughter |
Mollie Megee Birth: about 1874 47 36 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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13 months step-daughter |
Percilla Caroline Megee Birth: February 12, 1875 48 37 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 9, 1907 — Braden, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years step-son |
Ervin Wright “Rite” Megee Birth: February 24, 1879 52 41 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 19, 1935 — Wilburton, Latimer, Oklahoma, United States |
No family available
| Birth | Birth date/place based on 1850 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Claude “Bill” Megee - Household
Marshall, Mississippi, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Claude “Bill” Megee - Household
Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States
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