Elizabeth Jane Chambers1834–
- Name
- Elizabeth Jane Chambers
- Given names
- Elizabeth Jane
- Surname
- Chambers
- Married name
- Elizabeth Jane Owens
 Birth | about 1834 Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 21 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 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 | Green W Owens — View this family September 23, 1855 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 23 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a son#1 | John T Owens about 1859 (Age 25 years) Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census |
| Birth of a son #2 | Daniel G Owens August 1860 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 27 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 33 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 33 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 35 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 | June 17, 1870 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 44 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Arthur Owens April 14, 1881 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel G Owens — Sealey G Hood — View this family January 12, 1882 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John T Owens — Mary Hood — View this family January 12, 1882 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Elbert Frank Owens September 28, 1888 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Tabitha May Owens August 15, 1892 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Tollie Hobert Owens April 20, 1897 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 64 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ola “Ollie” Owens May 1900 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 82 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 83 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 84 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 grandson | William Arthur Owens February 24, 1919 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ola “Ollie” Owens January 16, 1922 (Age 88 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 95 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a son | Daniel G Owens 1941 (Age 107 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 107 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Green W Owens |
| husband |
Green W Owens Birth: about 1832 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| herself |
Elizabeth Jane Chambers Birth: about 1834 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: September 23, 1855 — Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years son |
Daniel G Owens Birth: August 1860 28 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: 1941 — Texas, United States |
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-7 months son |
John T Owens Birth: about 1859 27 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Jane Chambers - Household
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