Mary L GriffinAge: 54 years1846–1900
- Name
- Mary L Griffin
- Given names
- Mary L
- Surname
- Griffin
 Birth | May 1846 50 33 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann Schultz April 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell between 1850 and 1860 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | September 4, 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 13, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Shemwell January 10, 1862 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 father | James Harvey Griffin 1867 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 20 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 22 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 | September 20, 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 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 51 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 |
| Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
 Death | October 23, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | October 1900 (Age 54 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pioneer Memorial Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Harvey Griffin Birth: about 1796 — Maryland, United States Death: 1867 — Petersburg, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell Birth: 1813 27 19 — Maryland, United States Death: between 1850 and 1860 |
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Marriage: January 11, 1841 — Maryland, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
William E Griffin Birth: January 2, 1842 46 29 — Maryland, United States Death: May 1, 1936 — Florida, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ellen Ann “Annie” Griffin Birth: June 1844 48 31 — Maryland, United States Death: 1910 — Florida, United States |
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2 years herself |
Mary L Griffin Birth: May 1846 50 33 — Maryland, United States Death: October 23, 1900 — San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Griffin - Household
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Griffin - Household
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William E Griffin - Household
McLennan, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William E Griffin - Household
San Bernardino, California, United States
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