Eliza AbneyAge: 92 years1860–1953
- Name
- Eliza Abney
- Given names
- Eliza
- Surname
- Abney
- Married name
- Eliza Duty
 Birth | July 2, 1860 28 33 |
 Marriage | Albert Duty — View this family unknown |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Jousha Abney 1860 |
| Birth of a sister | Sally Abney June 29, 1863 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Douglas William Abney March 16, 1864 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Julia Abney March 12, 1865 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 months)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 6 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 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | John Abney June 6, 1869 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | John Abney October 12, 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Sally Stone 1891 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 mother | Mary Polly Murphy January 10, 1902 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Jesse Abney January 20, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 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 sister | Patsy Abney January 8, 1917 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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 69 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 of a sister | Nancy A Abney December 18, 1936 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Douglas William Abney May 3, 1942 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sally Abney October 27, 1944 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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 of a brother | Henry Lewis Abney May 28, 1949 (Age 88 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 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 85 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 | February 19, 1953 (Age 92 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jesse Abney Birth: May 10, 1832 25 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: January 20, 1910 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Polly Murphy Birth: October 11, 1826 Death: January 10, 1902 |
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Marriage: November 22, 1852 — |
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11 months elder sister |
Nancy A Abney Birth: October 21, 1853 21 27 — Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 18, 1936 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Henry Lewis Abney Birth: May 2, 1855 22 28 Death: May 28, 1949 |
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3 years elder sister |
Patsy Abney Birth: September 7, 1858 26 31 Death: January 8, 1917 |
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15 months elder sister |
Julia Abney Birth: December 2, 1859 27 33 Death: March 12, 1865 |
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7 months herself |
Eliza Abney Birth: July 2, 1860 28 33 Death: February 19, 1953 |
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3 years younger sister |
Sally Abney Birth: June 29, 1863 31 36 Death: October 27, 1944 |
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9 months younger brother |
Douglas William Abney Birth: March 16, 1864 31 37 Death: May 3, 1942 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
John Abney Birth: June 6, 1869 37 42 Death: October 12, 1887 |
| Family with Albert Duty |
| husband |
Albert Duty Death: |
| herself |
Eliza Abney Birth: July 2, 1860 28 33 Death: February 19, 1953 |
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Marriage: — |