Jesse Boyd DrewAge: 50 years1830–1880
- Name
- Jesse Boyd Drew
- Given names
- Jesse Boyd
- Surname
- Drew
 Birth | about 1830 Note: Birth info based on 1880 Census |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 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 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 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 | Nancy Jane Fletcher — View this family September 23, 1853 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 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 daughter#1 | Annie Rebecca Drew March 15, 1862 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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 wife | Nancy Jane Fletcher December 3, 1867 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 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 37 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth Cheek — View this family July 1, 1869 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 39 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Emaline Drew December 1, 1873 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Volney Jane Drew February 4, 1877 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 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 daughter #4 | Martha Winnifred Drew March 27, 1879 (Age 49 years) |
 Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
 Death | after 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Linza Lenora Drew June 24, 1881 (17 months after death) |
| Family with Sarah Elizabeth Cheek |
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Jesse Boyd Drew Birth: about 1830 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Birth: November 5, 1845 26 19 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 1937 — Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: July 1, 1869 — Colorado, Texas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Sarah Emaline Drew Birth: December 1, 1873 43 28 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: August 3, 1962 — Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Volney Jane Drew Birth: February 4, 1877 47 31 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: March 8, 1950 — Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Martha Winnifred Drew Birth: March 27, 1879 49 33 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: November 26, 1965 — Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Linza Lenora Drew Birth: June 24, 1881 51 35 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: April 17, 1955 — Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States |
| Family with Nancy Jane Fletcher |
| himself |
Jesse Boyd Drew Birth: about 1830 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 |
| wife |
Nancy Jane Fletcher Birth: February 17, 1838 — Alabama, United States Death: December 3, 1867 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 23, 1853 — Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, United States |
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9 years daughter |
Annie Rebecca Drew Birth: March 15, 1862 32 24 — Fort Bend, Texas, United States Death: November 21, 1945 — Dewar, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
| Francis Webb Rankin Jr + Sarah Elizabeth Cheek |
| wife’s husband |
Francis Webb Rankin Jr Birth: February 26, 1832 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 2, 1915 — Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Birth: November 5, 1845 26 19 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 1937 — Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1884 — Texas, United States |
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17 years step-son |
Infant Son Rankin Birth: after 1900 67 54 — Texas, United States Death: before 1910 — Texas, United States |
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1 year step-daughter |
Infant Daughter Rankin Birth: after 1900 67 54 — Texas, United States Death: before 1910 — Texas, United States |
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Boyd Drew - Household
ED 23 Coryell, Texas, United States
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