George Washington StackAge: 82 years1835–1917
- Name
- George Washington Stack
- Given names
- George Washington
- Surname
- Stack
 Birth | June 6, 1835 45 40 |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 3 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 |
 Birth of a brother | William H H Stack about 1838 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ellenda Elizabeth Stack about 1840 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 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 |
 Census | September 25, 1850 (Age 15 years) Note: Occupation: Farmer |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | Adam Stack about 1860 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | June 22, 1860 (Age 25 years) Note: Occupation: Cooper |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Marion Stack November 2, 1864 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 31 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 31 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 33 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 42 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Barbara Elizabeth Murff about 1880 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 62 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 brother | J F Stack after 1900 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha A Catherine Stack after 1900 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Uriah Samuel Stack October 22, 1901 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | David W Stack January 22, 1916 (Age 80 years) |
| Burial of a brother | David W Stack January 23, 1916 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 80 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 81 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 |
 Death | July 19, 1917 (Age 82 years) |
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| Family with parents |
| father |
Adam Stack Birth: about 1790 — South Carolina, United States Death: about 1860 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Barbara Elizabeth Murff Birth: about 1795 — South Carolina, United States Death: about 1880 — Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
J F Stack Birth: June 1816 26 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
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8 years elder brother |
Jacob Marion Stack Birth: April 26, 1824 34 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 2, 1864 |
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20 months elder brother |
Uriah Samuel Stack Birth: January 2, 1826 36 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1901 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Martha A Catherine Stack Birth: July 1829 39 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
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4 years elder brother |
David W Stack Birth: December 14, 1833 43 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1916 — Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months himself |
George Washington Stack Birth: June 6, 1835 45 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 19, 1917 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
William H H Stack Birth: about 1838 48 43 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Ellenda Elizabeth Stack Birth: about 1840 50 45 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
George Washington Stack has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | Occupation: Farmer |
| Census | Occupation: Cooper |