Elijah “Eli” Rector1783–
- Name
- Elijah “Eli” Rector
- Given names
- Elijah
- Surname
- Rector
- Nickname
- Eli
 Birth | about 1783 |
 Marriage | Catherine Barberick Atkins — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 10 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 20 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Millie Rector January 30, 1814 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 29 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Stephen Atkins — Millie Rector — View this family January 2, 1831 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Elizabeth Jane Atkins July 29, 1832 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 49 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 52 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Elijah “Eli” Atkins April 26, 1837 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Henry Adkins March 13, 1839 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Lewis E Atkins 1841 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary C Atkins calculated 1843 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Martin B Atkins 1845 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Samuel T Atkins January 20, 1847 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Sarah Atkins calculated 1847 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 63 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | William C Atkins about 1850 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Stephen Atkins October 24, 1852 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Millie A Atkins March 4, 1855 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 74 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 grandson | Martin B Atkins March 3, 1864 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 78 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 |
| Death of a grandson | Elijah “Eli” Atkins 1866 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Samuel T Atkins January 6, 1867 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 84 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 84 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 86 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 95 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 grandson | Stephen Atkins December 3, 1883 (Age 100 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Millie Rector March 4, 1885 (Age 102 years) |
 Death | |
| Family with Catherine Barberick Atkins |
| himself |
Elijah “Eli” Rector Birth: about 1783 — Virginia, United States Death: Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Catherine Barberick Atkins Birth: about 1782 — Virginia, United States Death: Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Millie Rector Birth: January 30, 1814 31 32 — Virginia, United States Death: March 4, 1885 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |