Mariah Melvina BennettAge: 54 years1846–1900
- Name
- Mariah Melvina Bennett
- Given names
- Mariah Melvina
- Surname
- Bennett
- Married name
- Mariah Melvina Buckner
 Birth | February 26, 1846 23 19 |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Lucy Hariett Tollette April 15, 1848 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas William Bennett February 18, 1849 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | September 17, 1850 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Calvin Howard Bennett June 14, 1851 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Walter Bennett March 14, 1853 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Kelly Dean Bennett April 6, 1856 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wesley Bennett about 1858 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Franklin Evan Bennett November 28, 1858 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Parham March 1, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | August 4, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | Owen Evans Bennett March 29, 1865 (Age 19 years) |
| 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 |
 Marriage | John Buckner — View this family November 23, 1865 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Harlan Buckner September 26, 1866 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Walter Howard Buckner March 10, 1868 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Samuel Lewis Buckner March 23, 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Allen B Parham March 17, 1871 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Elizabeth Buckner August 4, 1872 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| 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 |
 Death | March 16, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Owen Evans Bennett Birth: October 8, 1822 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: March 29, 1865 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Parham Birth: January 3, 1827 28 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1860 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 10, 1844 — Indiana, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
James Riley Bennett Birth: May 26, 1845 22 18 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 6, 1913 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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9 months herself |
Mariah Melvina Bennett Birth: February 26, 1846 23 19 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: March 16, 1900 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas William Bennett Birth: February 18, 1849 26 22 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: September 22, 1919 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Calvin Howard Bennett Birth: June 14, 1851 28 24 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1911 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
John Walter Bennett Birth: March 14, 1853 30 26 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1928 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Wesley Bennett Birth: about 1858 35 30 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: |
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-21 months younger brother |
Kelly Dean Bennett Birth: April 6, 1856 33 29 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: January 1934 — El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Franklin Evan Bennett Birth: November 28, 1858 36 31 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: August 1, 1935 — Beach, Greene, Indiana, United States |
| Family with John Buckner |
| husband |
John Buckner Birth: June 2, 1843 — Richland, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: October 19, 1918 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Mariah Melvina Bennett Birth: February 26, 1846 23 19 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: March 16, 1900 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 23, 1865 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
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10 months son |
Harlan Buckner Birth: September 26, 1866 23 20 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: July 17, 1951 — Morris, Kansas, United States |
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17 months son |
Walter Howard Buckner Birth: March 10, 1868 24 22 — Richland, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: September 20, 1942 — Kansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Samuel Lewis Buckner Birth: March 23, 1870 26 24 — Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: after 1930 |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Buckner Birth: August 4, 1872 29 26 — Richland, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: February 22, 1962 — Centralia, Nemaha, Kansas, United States |
Mariah Melvina Bennett has 23 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (23)
Parents William Harlan Bennett + Henrietta “Rita” Parham
Parents Hiram L Reed + Henrietta “Rita” Parham
Parents Allen Parham Jr. + Lydia Gray Dicks
Parents George Johnson Parham + Jane Wright
Parents Lewis Washington Parham + Sarah Ann Rand
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Owen Evans Bennett - Household
Monroe, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Owen Evans Bennett - Household
Monroe, Indiana, United States
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