Martha Jane Reynolds1863–
- Name
- Martha Jane Reynolds
- Given names
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Reynolds
 Birth | about 1863 29 30 Note: Birth date/place based on 1870 Census |
 Death of a father | James Riley Reynolds 1863 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 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 4 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 6 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 |
 Census | July 5, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ritta Ann “Ritter” White after 1870 (Age 7 years) Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census |
| Marriage of a parent | John P Crownover — Martha E “Patsy” Megee — View this family about 1874 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mathilda C Crownover about 1875 (Age 12 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1880 Census |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 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 35 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 brother | John Wesley Reynolds May 3, 1916 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 mother | Martha E “Patsy” Megee 1917 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 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 55 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Reynolds February 4, 1921 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 87 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 83 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 |
James Riley Reynolds Birth: 1834 — Lawrence, Tennessee, United States Death: 1863 — Marion, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Martha E “Patsy” Megee Birth: June 1832 37 31 Death: 1917 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1854 — |
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19 months elder brother |
John Wesley Reynolds Birth: July 29, 1855 21 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 3, 1916 — Monkey Run, Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth Reynolds Birth: June 24, 1857 23 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 4, 1921 — Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years herself |
Martha Jane Reynolds Birth: about 1863 29 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with John P Crownover |
| step-father |
John P Crownover Birth: about 1817 — Indiana, United States Death: |
| mother |
Martha E “Patsy” Megee Birth: June 1832 37 31 Death: 1917 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1874 — |
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2 years half-sister |
Mathilda C Crownover Birth: about 1875 58 42 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with Thomas Cunningham |
| step-father |
Thomas Cunningham Birth: about 1832 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| mother |
Martha E “Patsy” Megee Birth: June 1832 37 31 Death: 1917 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1852 — |
Martha Jane Reynolds has 55 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (55)
Parents Daniel White Megee + Mahala Louisa Dunbar
Parents Daniel White Megee + Martha Jane Hurley
Parents Byram Edward Crownover + Mary Ann “Polly” Megee
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Elizabeth Ann Cole
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris
Parents Stephen Jackson Megee + Sarah Crownover
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
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Martha E “Patsy” Megee - Household
Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States
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