Bayless Earle BourlandAge: 72 years1818–1890
- Name
- Bayless Earle Bourland
- Given names
- Bayless Earle
- Surname
- Bourland
 Birth | 1818 25 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 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 |
 Death of a mother | Polly Reese December 13, 1833 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 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 | Nancy L Donakey — View this family March 1, 1841 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Slaton Bourland October 15, 1843 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 28 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 39 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 43 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 49 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 49 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | William Slaton Bourland — Mary Elizabeth Diuguid — View this family 1869 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 51 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 granddaughter #1 | Effie Bernice Bourland 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | Slaton Bourland August 27, 1871 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Edwin Earle Bourland 1872 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland March 10, 1874 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a son | William Slaton Bourland November 21, 1876 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | July 27, 1890 (Age 72 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Slaton Bourland Birth: May 17, 1792 — South Carolina, United States Death: August 27, 1871 — Franklin, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Polly Reese Death: December 13, 1833 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 9, 1815 — |
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3 years himself |
Bayless Earle Bourland Birth: 1818 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1890 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Nancy L Donakey |
| himself |
Bayless Earle Bourland Birth: 1818 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1890 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Nancy L Donakey Birth: September 28, 1812 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1893 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 1, 1841 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
William Slaton Bourland Birth: October 15, 1843 25 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1876 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |