Mary Catherine JobeAge: 92 years1835–1928
- Name
- Mary Catherine Jobe
- Given names
- Mary Catherine
- Surname
- Jobe
- Married name
- Mary Catherine Ward
 Birth | June 23, 1835 |
 Marriage | James Ward — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 3 months)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 years)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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Sidney Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ward November 2, 1862 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 31 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 31 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 33 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 42 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Houston Frost — Sidney Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ward — View this family November 16, 1879 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Houston Frost Jr. February 9, 1881 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lillian M Frost October 24, 1882 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Raleigh Frost October 31, 1884 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Clara Frost November 28, 1887 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Elmer Todd Frost December 31, 1890 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Edith Frost January 8, 1895 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Cecil Ernest Frost November 21, 1897 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 62 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 husband | James Ward February 1, 1902 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Clara Frost April 21, 1914 (Age 78 years) |
| Burial of a granddaughter | Clara Frost April 23, 1914 (Age 78 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 80 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 grandson | Houston Frost Jr. July 8, 1917 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 81 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 82 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 | January 13, 1928 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery |
| Family with James Ward |
| husband |
James Ward Birth: November 19, 1829 — Ohio, United States Death: February 1, 1902 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| herself |
Mary Catherine Jobe Birth: June 23, 1835 — Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: January 13, 1928 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Sidney Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ward Birth: November 2, 1862 32 27 — Iowa, United States Death: January 25, 1928 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |