Martha Jane EmersonAge: 59 years1843–1903
- Name
- Martha Jane Emerson
- Given names
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Emerson
- Married name
- Martha Jane Helm
 Birth | December 30, 1843 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 13 years)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 17 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 |
 Marriage | Marion Wilson Helm — View this family March 1, 1866 (Age 22 years) Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Rosa Ella Helm November 24, 1866 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 23 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 23 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 25 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 | Frances Elizabeth Helm March 11, 1872 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 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 #3 | Eldora Florence Helm October 15, 1879 (Age 35 years) |
 Census | June 12, 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Thomas Henry Helm March 25, 1883 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Joshua Epps — Frances Elizabeth Helm — View this family December 26, 1889 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Stephens Alonza Conner Epps — Rosa Ella Helm — View this family November 23, 1890 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Asa Arthur Epps October 2, 1891 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Byrd Epps February 4, 1894 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Cloyd Rose Epps December 19, 1894 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Chlorus Marion Epps October 31, 1896 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Freddie Epps about 1898 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 |
| Death of a grandson | Freddie Epps before 1900 (Age 56 years) Note: In the 1900 census, Stephen and Rosa Epps were listed as have bore 4 children with 3 still living. The living children would have been Asa, William, and Chlorus. It is presumed that Freddie had died before 1900. He would have been born after Stephen/Rosa's wedding in 1890. The name "Freddie" came from a Helm family member from FamilySearch. |
| Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Lawrence Carroll Epps February 5, 1901 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | June 7, 1903 (Age 59 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Creek Cemetery |
| Family with Marion Wilson Helm |
| husband |
Marion Wilson Helm Birth: April 23, 1844 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 16, 1930 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Martha Jane Emerson Birth: December 30, 1843 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 7, 1903 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 1, 1866 — Johnson, Illinois, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Rosa Ella Helm Birth: November 24, 1866 22 22 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 30, 1931 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Frances Elizabeth Helm Birth: March 11, 1872 27 28 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 21, 1951 |
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8 years daughter |
Eldora Florence Helm Birth: October 15, 1879 35 35 — Missouri, United States Death: May 14, 1960 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Henry Helm Birth: March 25, 1883 38 39 — Missouri, United States Death: June 4, 1966 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Marriage | Marriage info found at findagrave site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Marion Wilson Helm - Household
ED 13 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marion Wilson Helm - Household
ED 12 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
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