Mary Marilla PowellAge: 36 years1840–1876
- Name
- Mary Marilla Powell
- Given names
- Mary Marilla
- Surname
- Powell
- Married name
- Mary Marilla Emmett
 Birth | October 14, 1840 Note: See Page 139 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | William M “Willie” Emmett — View this family January 1, 1864 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Lycurgus Emmett October 1864 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 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 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Percy Emmett February 6, 1869 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 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 |
 Death | December 5, 1876 (Age 36 years) |
| Family with William M “Willie” Emmett |
| husband |
William M “Willie” Emmett Birth: 1830 — Skipton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Death: May 5, 1893 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Mary Marilla Powell Birth: October 14, 1840 Death: December 5, 1876 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1864 — Indiana, United States |
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10 months son |
Lycurgus Emmett Birth: October 1864 34 23 — Indiana, United States Death: May 25, 1916 — Logansport, Eel Township, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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4 years son |
Percy Emmett Birth: February 6, 1869 39 28 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: June 23, 1938 — Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| William M “Willie” Emmett + Harriet Caroline Clark |
| husband |
William M “Willie” Emmett Birth: 1830 — Skipton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Death: May 5, 1893 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Harriet Caroline Clark Birth: December 18, 1840 36 33 — Indiana, United States Death: March 20, 1920 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: about 1878 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years step-son |
William Clark Emmett Birth: December 25, 1879 49 39 — Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States Death: June 6, 1906 — Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States |
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| Birth | See Page 139 |