James Kindred MasseyAge: 97 years1845–1942
- Name
- James Kindred Massey
- Given names
- James Kindred
- Surname
- Massey
 Birth | April 4, 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 |
| 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 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 daughter#1 | Myrtle Lena Massey September 15, 1885 (Age 40 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost — View this family July 3, 1890 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ivy Maude Massey November 17, 1890 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Samuel Edward Massey August 25, 1894 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 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/ |
| 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 of a wife | Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost November 30, 1929 (Age 84 years) Cause: Elremia |
| Burial of a wife | Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost December 2, 1929 (Age 84 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park |
| Death of a daughter | Myrtle Lena Massey July 13, 1939 (Age 94 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 96 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 |
| Adoption of a daughter | Myrtle Lena Massey Adoption: Adopted by father |
 Death | September 27, 1942 (Age 97 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost |
| himself |
James Kindred Massey Birth: April 4, 1845 — Floyd, Georgia, United States Death: September 27, 1942 — Sweet Home, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost Birth: September 12, 1851 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1929 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 3, 1890 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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-5 years daughter |
Myrtle Lena Massey Adoption: Birth: September 15, 1885 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: July 13, 1939 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Ivy Maude Massey Birth: November 17, 1890 45 39 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: October 17, 1973 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Samuel Edward Massey Birth: August 25, 1894 49 42 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: November 19, 1957 — San Diego, San Diego, California, United States |
| Adam P Koontz + Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost |
| wife’s husband |
Adam P Koontz Birth: September 13, 1840 — Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States Death: January 29, 1926 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost Birth: September 12, 1851 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1929 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: before 1870 — |
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9 months step-daughter |
Rosa Alice Koontz Birth: September 25, 1870 30 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 7, 1954 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Lillie Catherine “Kate” Koontz Birth: September 12, 1873 32 22 — Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States Death: November 5, 1968 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years step-son |
John W Koontz Birth: about 1880 39 28 — Marion, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 |
| Edward Perkins + Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost |
| wife’s husband |
Edward Perkins Birth: about 1854 Death: May 31, 1888 — Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Frost Birth: September 12, 1851 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1929 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: May 24, 1884 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Myrtle Lena Massey Adoption: Birth: September 15, 1885 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: July 13, 1939 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |