Howell B EdwardsAge: 88 years1845–1933
- Name
- Howell B Edwards
- Given names
- Howell B
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | March 12, 1845 23 17 |
 Birth of a brother | William Harrison Edwards November 16, 1847 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 months)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 sister | Mary Elizabeth Edwards February 4, 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Ann Edwards February 16, 1852 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Alicey Johnson 1854 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 sister | Martha Ann Edwards September 1, 1861 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Annie Laura Edwards October 12, 1861 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 |
| Death of a mother | Arena Edwards February 5, 1866 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Gabriella A Lee — View this family October 10, 1866 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | George Penich Edwards September 16, 1867 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Addie B Edwards November 3, 1869 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Andrew Jackson Edwards — Amanda Latham — View this family 1869 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 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 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Rosa Bell Edwards December 26, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Andrew T Edwards May 23, 1872 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Andrew T Edwards July 24, 1872 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Addie S Edwards November 7, 1872 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Edwards about 1874 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Edwards May 1, 1875 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Elbert Ovie Edwards December 23, 1876 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mattie Lena Edwards August 15, 1877 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a half-sister | Milen J Edwards February 8, 1883 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ora B Winders October 16, 1890 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Penich Edwards — Nannie A Heltsley — View this family December 29, 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Herbert Emery Edwards December 29, 1893 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Vera Winders about 1894 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a wife | Gabriella A Lee July 15, 1894 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Nicholas Edwards — Mattie Lena Edwards — View this family October 14, 1894 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert A Winders — Addie B Edwards — View this family February 13, 1895 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Eura Ethel Edwards February 11, 1897 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Nora Edwards September 27, 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Orvin Winders about 1898 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Albert Howell Edwards June 27, 1899 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Alene M Winders about 1900 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Jennie Edwards September 7, 1902 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Raymond Elgin Edwards 1902 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Lenea Wilma Edwards 1903 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mattie Lena Edwards 1903 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Mattie R Winders about 1904 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Leo Edwards April 11, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 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 71 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 72 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 grandson | Herbert Emery Edwards June 3, 1919 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Harrison Edwards July 7, 1926 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 84 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 | July 10, 1933 (Age 88 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Andrew Jackson Edwards Birth: January 22, 1822 64 42 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1885 |
| mother |
Arena Edwards Birth: November 10, 1827 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1866 |
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Marriage: January 15, 1844 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months himself |
Howell B Edwards Birth: March 12, 1845 23 17 Death: July 10, 1933 |
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3 years younger brother |
William Harrison Edwards Birth: November 16, 1847 25 20 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1926 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Edwards Birth: February 4, 1850 28 22 Death: about 1874 |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha Ann Edwards Birth: February 16, 1852 30 24 Death: September 1, 1861 |
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10 years younger sister |
Annie Laura Edwards Birth: October 12, 1861 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1941 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Amanda Latham |
| father |
Andrew Jackson Edwards Birth: January 22, 1822 64 42 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1885 |
| step-mother |
Amanda Latham Birth: December 19, 1845 Death: July 26, 1920 |
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Marriage: 1869 — |
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2 years half-sister |
Rosa Bell Edwards Birth: December 26, 1870 48 25 Death: November 27, 1938 |
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22 months half-sister |
Addie S Edwards Birth: November 7, 1872 50 26 Death: |
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3 years half-brother |
James Edwards Birth: May 1, 1875 53 29 Death: |
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20 months half-brother |
Elbert Ovie Edwards Birth: December 23, 1876 54 31 Death: October 16, 1961 |
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6 years half-sister |
Milen J Edwards Birth: February 8, 1883 61 37 Death: March 1962 |
| Family with Gabriella A Lee |
| himself |
Howell B Edwards Birth: March 12, 1845 23 17 Death: July 10, 1933 |
| wife |
Gabriella A Lee Birth: February 20, 1846 45 44 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 15, 1894 |
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Marriage: October 10, 1866 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
George Penich Edwards Birth: September 16, 1867 22 21 Death: October 1, 1947 |
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2 years daughter |
Addie B Edwards Birth: November 3, 1869 24 23 Death: 1965 |
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3 years son |
Andrew T Edwards Birth: May 23, 1872 27 26 Death: July 24, 1872 |
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5 years daughter |
Mattie Lena Edwards Birth: August 15, 1877 32 31 Death: 1903 |