Mahala AcordAge: 101 years1808–1909
- Name
- Mahala Acord
- Given names
- Mahala
- Surname
- Acord
- Married name
- Mahala Oliver
 Birth | October 18, 1808 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 3 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Deborah Acord August 18, 1832 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 23 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Marriage | View this family January 26, 1835 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 26 years)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 37 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Frost — Deborah Acord — View this family September 9, 1849 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Elijah Marshall Frost July 1850 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joseph Hiram Frost April 26, 1852 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mahala Jane Frost March 12, 1854 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Amelia Emily Frost November 15, 1856 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | John Wesley Frost about 1858 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 48 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 granddaughter #6 | Sarah Frances Frost March 15, 1861 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Thomas Jefferson Frost December 6, 1863 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 52 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Jackson Lee “Jack” Frost about 1866 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 58 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 58 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost September 9, 1868 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 60 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 69 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 granddaughter | Mahala Jane Frost January 29, 1882 (Age 73 years) |
| Burial of a granddaughter | Mahala Jane Frost February 1, 1882 (Age 73 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Turlock Memorial Park |
| Marriage of a child | George Washington Yocum — Deborah Acord — View this family April 3, 1882 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 89 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 | November 3, 1909 (Age 101 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Orland IOOF Cemetery |
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Mahala Acord Birth: October 18, 1808 — West Virginia, United States Death: November 3, 1909 — Glenn, California, United States |
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Marriage: January 26, 1835 — Henry, Indiana, United States |
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Deborah Acord Birth: August 18, 1832 23 — Ohio, United States Death: December 20, 1912 — Glenn, California, United States |