Matilda C SewellAge: 77 years1864–1942
- Name
- Matilda C Sewell
- Given names
- Matilda C
- Surname
- Sewell
- Married name
- Matilda C Steele
 Birth | October 11, 1864 42 26 |
 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 2 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 2 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 4 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 | Mary Polly Shepherd after 1870 (Age 5 years) Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Jane Magee before 1878 (Age 13 years) Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Andrew W Steele — View this family May 4, 1884 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Elijah Magee May 1884 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a husband | Andrew W Steele after 1886 (Age 21 years) Note: Andrew purchased some items from Elijah Magee in 1886. Elijah was his deceased wife's (Matilda Sewell) grandfather. His mother-in-law was Nancy Jane Magee. |
| Death of a father | Sebron M Sewell after 1886 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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 64 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 77 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 |
 Death | January 28, 1942 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Sebron M Sewell Birth: September 2, 1822 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1886 |
| mother |
Nancy Jane Magee Birth: about 1838 29 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1878 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months herself |
Matilda C Sewell Birth: October 11, 1864 42 26 — Perry, Tennessee, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Andrew W Steele |
| husband |
Andrew W Steele Birth: about 1853 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1886 |
| herself |
Matilda C Sewell Birth: October 11, 1864 42 26 — Perry, Tennessee, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 4, 1884 — Perry, Tennessee, United States |