Evlina BakerAge: 86 years1831–1918
- Name
- Evlina Baker
- Given names
- Evlina
- Surname
- Baker
- Married name
- Evlina Elmore
 Birth | August 6, 1831 27 32 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 months)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 |
 Birth of a brother | Felix Baker April 13, 1833 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Rosa Baker March 14, 1834 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a brother | John Baker April 17, 1837 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Phoebe Baker about 1839 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Baker February 16, 1842 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Baker September 11, 1844 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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 | October 24, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Baker September 23, 1856 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Baker November 18, 1858 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a brother | Felix Baker November 23, 1858 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Jeremiah C “James” Baker February 16, 1859 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 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 sister | Sarah Baker October 8, 1864 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mathias “Mathew” Baker February 4, 1865 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 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 35 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 35 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 37 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 46 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 | Mary “Polly” Johnson March 24, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 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 sister | Hila Baker January 26, 1899 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rosa Baker December 23, 1916 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 84 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 85 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 86 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/ |
 Death | March 1, 1918 (Age 86 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jeremiah C “James” Baker Birth: July 21, 1804 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 16, 1859 — Creston, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Johnson Birth: January 4, 1799 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: March 24, 1880 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1823 — |
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16 months elder sister |
Hila Baker Birth: May 9, 1824 19 25 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 26, 1899 |
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2 years elder brother |
Henderson Baker Birth: April 27, 1826 21 27 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 25, 1829 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Mathias “Mathew” Baker Birth: August 11, 1828 24 29 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1865 — Tennessee, United States |
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3 years herself |
Evlina Baker Birth: August 6, 1831 27 32 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1918 |
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20 months younger brother |
Felix Baker Birth: April 13, 1833 28 34 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 23, 1858 |
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11 months younger sister |
Rosa Baker Birth: March 14, 1834 29 35 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 23, 1916 |
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3 years younger brother |
John Baker Birth: April 17, 1837 32 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 23, 1856 |
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3 years younger sister |
Phoebe Baker Birth: about 1839 34 39 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Susan Baker Birth: February 16, 1842 37 43 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 18, 1858 |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Baker Birth: September 11, 1844 40 45 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 8, 1864 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Baker - Household
District 14, White, Tennessee, United States
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