Emma MaceAge: 96 years1854–1950
- Name
- Emma Mace
- Given names
- Emma
- Surname
- Mace
- Married name
- Emma Pottenger
 Birth | February 9, 1854 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 7 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 12 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 12 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 14 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 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 75 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 |
 Marriage | Crayton Pottenger — View this family February 18, 1930 (Age 76 years) |
 Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 76 years) |
 Death of a husband | Crayton Pottenger August 7, 1933 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 95 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 91 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 12, 1950 (Age 96 years) |
| Family with Crayton Pottenger |
| husband |
Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Emma Mace Birth: February 9, 1854 — Ohio, United States Death: December 12, 1950 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 18, 1930 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| Crayton Pottenger + Melvina Powers |
| husband |
Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Melvina Powers Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1926 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: May 1, 1891 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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11 months step-son |
George William Pottenger Birth: April 9, 1892 32 17 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 6, 1958 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Ezra Albert Pottenger Birth: August 15, 1894 35 19 — Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1918 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Lula May Pottenger Birth: January 16, 1897 37 22 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1982 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Alma Pearl Pottenger Birth: September 12, 1899 40 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 10, 1980 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Marinda Belle Pottenger Birth: December 20, 1901 42 27 — Missouri, United States Death: January 10, 1990 — Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Nola Christine Pottenger Birth: August 14, 1904 45 29 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 23, 1988 — Roseville, Placer, California, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Sherman B Pottenger Birth: December 25, 1906 47 32 — Missouri, United States Death: November 7, 1911 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger Birth: October 3, 1909 50 34 — Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States Death: December 3, 1996 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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4 years step-son |
Kenneth Gordon Pottenger Birth: September 23, 1913 54 38 — Leadville, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1995 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Crayton Pottenger + Rebecca Ann Powers |
| husband |
Crayton Pottenger Birth: July 10, 1859 — Preble, Ohio, United States Death: August 7, 1933 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Rebecca Ann Powers Birth: November 28, 1861 28 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1890 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 20, 1882 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Cora Ann Pottenger Birth: March 16, 1885 25 23 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 4, 1960 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household
417 East College Street Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
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