Minerva Wooldridge1820–
- Name
- Minerva Wooldridge
- Given names
- Minerva
- Surname
- Wooldridge
 Birth | May 30, 1820 32 29 |
 Birth of a brother | Col. Henry Wooldridge January 29, 1822 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Josiah Wooldridge Jr. about 1824 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 11 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 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 |
| Death of a brother | John H Wooldridge about 1844 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Keziah Nichols January 7, 1846 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 25 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 |
| Death of a father | Josiah Wooldridge Sr. August 8, 1852 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | Josiah Wooldridge Jr. August 8, 1859 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alfred Nichols Wooldridge September 9, 1859 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 36 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 40 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 46 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 46 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 48 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 57 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 brother | William Ferdinand Wooldridge November 1, 1879 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Narcissa Wooldridge June 6, 1892 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 77 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 | Col. Henry Wooldridge May 30, 1899 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 95 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 96 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 97 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 109 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Josiah Wooldridge Sr. Birth: about 1788 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1852 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Keziah Nichols Birth: July 6, 1790 47 19 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1846 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 12, 1806 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
John H Wooldridge Birth: about 1807 19 16 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1844 — Maury, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Narcissa Wooldridge Birth: March 7, 1809 21 18 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: June 6, 1892 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Ferdinand Wooldridge Birth: October 1, 1811 23 21 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: November 1, 1879 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Alfred Nichols Wooldridge Birth: September 9, 1813 25 23 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: September 9, 1859 — Alabama, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Susan Wooldridge Birth: about 1815 27 24 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years herself |
Minerva Wooldridge Birth: May 30, 1820 32 29 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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20 months younger brother |
Col. Henry Wooldridge Birth: January 29, 1822 34 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: May 30, 1899 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Josiah Wooldridge Jr. Birth: about 1824 36 33 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1859 |