Mary Elizabeth JamesAge: 53 years1899–1952
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth James
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- James
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Cottrell
 Birth | April 24, 1899 29 26 |
 Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 13 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Charles Clay James March 19, 1901 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Bettie James September 6, 1906 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Clay James October 14, 1906 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Monroe Beaty Walker December 20, 1910 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Adaline Frost January 2, 1911 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 30 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 mother | Bettie Walker November 14, 1944 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 46 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 | November 29, 1952 (Age 53 years) |
 Burial | December 3, 1952 (4 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Clay James Birth: May 1, 1869 — Virginia, United States Death: October 14, 1906 — Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Bettie Walker Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1944 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1894 — |
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13 months elder sister |
Virginia White Walker James Birth: February 7, 1895 25 21 — Deer Lodge, Morgan, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1975 — Hickman, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years herself |
Mary Elizabeth James Birth: April 24, 1899 29 26 — Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1952 — Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Charles Clay James Birth: March 19, 1901 31 28 — Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1964 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Bettie James Birth: September 6, 1906 37 33 — Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States Death: August 2, 2003 — Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household
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