Mary A SkeltonAge: 69 years1811–1880
- Name
- Mary A Skelton
- Given names
- Mary A
- Surname
- Skelton
- Married name
- Mary A Housewright
 Birth | about 1811 Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 21 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 24 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 |
 Marriage | Tolliver Housewright — View this family about 1837 (Age 26 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Amanda “Mandy” Housewright about 1839 (Age 28 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Calvin Housewright about 1843 (Age 32 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 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 |
| Marriage of a child | John Calvin Housewright — Artalissa Duncan — View this family November 11, 1859 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a child | Ganum Duncan — Amanda “Mandy” Housewright — View this family April 4, 1860 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John C Housewright about 1862 (Age 51 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Isaac Housewright about 1863 (Age 52 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Martha Housewright about 1864 (Age 53 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 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 56 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 56 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 58 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 67 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | after 1880 (Age 69 years) Note: She was listed in the 1880 Census with her family |
| Family with Tolliver Housewright |
| husband |
Tolliver Housewright Birth: 1811 — Amherst, Virginia, United States Death: 1891 — Hawkins, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary A Skelton Birth: about 1811 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1837 — Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
John Calvin Housewright Birth: about 1843 32 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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-3 years daughter |
Amanda “Mandy” Housewright Birth: about 1839 28 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
No family available
| Birth | Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Marriage | Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Death | She was listed in the 1880 Census with her family |