Elizabeth Helen TeegardenAge: 64 years1857–1921
- Name
- Elizabeth Helen Teegarden
- Given names
- Elizabeth Helen
- Surname
- Teegarden
- Married name
- Elizabeth Helen Cross
 Birth | January 4, 1857 43 30 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a brother | William David Teegarden about 1860 (Age 2 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
| Death of a brother | Francis Teegarden between 1860 and 1870 (Age 2 years) Note: Francis was listed in the 1860 Census; but, was not part of the 1870 Census with the rest of his siblings. It is assumed he died between 1860 and 1870. |
 Census | July 18, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zuella Estella Teegarden December 31, 1863 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 brother | Abraham Arthur Teegarden July 23, 1866 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 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 9 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 11 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 |
| Census | August 10, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jonas Clark Sr October 15, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | William Henry Cross — View this family July 23, 1873 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | John Price Teegarden Sr between 1876 and 1880 (Age 18 years) Note: Still living as per 1876 Census, In the 1880 Census, his wife (Mary) was listed as a Widow. So, he must have died between 1876 and 1880. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 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 maternal grandmother | Sarah Price Lee April 24, 1886 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Clark about 1886 (Age 28 years) Note: The 1880 Census is the last record found where Mary is shown as Living, as a Widow, with her children. |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 of a sister | Sarah Elisabeth Teegarden 1904 (Age 46 years) Note: Note found on Findagrave site for her son, Robert McQuilliam: "Mother is Sara Elizabeth Teagarden born 1849 died 1904 in Caney, Montgomery, Kansas, USA" |
| Death of a brother | William David Teegarden August 21, 1914 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Malinda Teegarden June 10, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Teegarden between 1920 and 1930 (Age 62 years) Note: Mary was listed in the 1920 Census as a 66 yr old Widow. She was not found in the subsequent 1930 Census with her daughter, Jessie |
 Death | June 21, 1921 (Age 64 years) |
| Obituary | Mrs W Cross Obituary June 30, 1921 (9 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sharon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Price Teegarden Sr Birth: about 1814 — Butler, Ohio, United States Death: between 1876 and 1880 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann Clark Birth: August 6, 1826 22 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1886 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1844 — Union, Indiana, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
John Price Teegarden Jr Birth: 1847 33 20 — Indiana, United States Death: September 25, 1928 — Sedro Woolley, Skagit, Washington, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Elisabeth Teegarden Birth: about 1849 35 22 — Indiana, United States Death: 1904 — Caney, Montgomery, Kansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Malinda Teegarden Birth: July 28, 1851 37 24 — Indiana, United States Death: June 10, 1920 — Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Teegarden Birth: about 1854 40 27 — Indiana, United States Death: between 1920 and 1930 — California, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Francis Teegarden Birth: about 1856 42 29 — Indiana, United States Death: between 1860 and 1870 — Indiana, United States |
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1 year herself |
Elizabeth Helen Teegarden Birth: January 4, 1857 43 30 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 21, 1921 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
William David Teegarden Birth: about 1860 46 33 — Illinois, United States Death: August 21, 1914 — Brown, Ohio, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Zuella Estella Teegarden Birth: December 31, 1863 49 37 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: June 14, 1942 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Abraham Arthur Teegarden Birth: July 23, 1866 52 39 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with William Henry Cross |
| husband |
William Henry Cross Birth: July 21, 1853 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: December 12, 1926 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Helen Teegarden Birth: January 4, 1857 43 30 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 21, 1921 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: July 23, 1873 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
Elizabeth Helen Teegarden has 49 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (49)
Parents Joseph Troutman + Phoebe Clark
Parents William Reuben Clark + Sara Elizabeth Hizer
Parents William Reuben Clark + Mary Elizabeth Dobson
Parents Levi Parker Foglesong + Malinda Clark
Parents Roger Whitfield + Malinda Clark
Parents Jonas Clark Jr + Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin
Parents William M “Willie” Emmett + Harriet Caroline Clark
Parents James Armstrong + Harriet Caroline Clark
Parents William Thomas Stanfield + Miriam Clark
Parents Abraham S Clark + Sophia Howard
Parents James T Clark + Celia E Webb
Parents Jeremiah Clark + Julia Bruce
Parents Jeremiah Clark + Tinnie Kayner
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Price Teegarden Sr - Household
Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Price Teegarden Sr - Household
Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
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