Celesta Jane WilliamsAge: 74 years1856–1930
- Name
- Celesta Jane Williams
- Given names
- Celesta Jane
- Surname
- Williams
- Married name
- Celesta Jane Breedlove
 Birth | January 2, 1856 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 |
 Marriage | William Riley Breedlove — View this family April 6, 1876 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 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#1 | Julia Pink Breedlove November 1, 1894 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 daughter #2 | Ida Celeste Breedlove December 2, 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Claude Forrester Pruitt — Julia Pink Breedlove — View this family December 1, 1912 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Flossie Paralee Pruitt October 22, 1913 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lonnie Earnel Pruitt December 5, 1914 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Riley Breedlove March 20, 1916 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Celeste Florence Pruitt January 20, 1917 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Henry Pruitt December 27, 1917 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Lewell William Pruitt October 2, 1918 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Paul David Pruitt September 26, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Madge Aliene Pruitt November 14, 1921 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Mareta Ethel Pruitt January 24, 1922 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Gladys Marie Pruitt January 9, 1924 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Jimmie Vernice Pruitt April 23, 1924 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Claude Elmo Pruitt August 15, 1926 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Muriel Jane Pruitt June 7, 1928 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 | April 20, 1930 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossroads Cemetery |
| Family with William Riley Breedlove |
| husband |
William Riley Breedlove Birth: July 15, 1853 — Morgan, Tennessee, United States Death: March 20, 1916 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Celesta Jane Williams Birth: January 2, 1856 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 20, 1930 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 6, 1876 — Morgan, Tennessee, United States |
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26 years daughter |
Ida Celeste Breedlove Birth: December 2, 1901 48 45 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: November 20, 1960 — Brea, Orange, California, United States |
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-7 years daughter |
Julia Pink Breedlove Birth: November 1, 1894 41 38 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: July 12, 1986 — Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |