Ann Eliza Porter1831–
- Name
- Ann Eliza Porter
- Given names
- Ann Eliza
- Surname
- Porter
- Married name
- Ann Eliza Cooper
 Birth | 1831 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 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 |
| 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 |
 Marriage | John William Cooper — View this family September 2, 1847 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Anna Madora “Dora” Cooper 1849 (Age 18 years) |
 Census | November 20, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Belle Cooper 1851 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James B Cooper 1855 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #4 | John W Cooper Jr January 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | September 20, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 36 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 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Hattie Martin 1868 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | B H Martin — Anna Madora “Dora” Cooper — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 21, 1868 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 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 #2 | Annie Martin March 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | July 30, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Zachary Taylor Gatlin — Mary Belle Cooper — View this family January 8, 1871 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Edward Gatlin 1872 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Charles Martin 1873 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Belle Cooper July 26, 1873 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 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 husband | John William Cooper 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 85 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 86 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 87 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 98 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 John William Cooper |
| husband |
John William Cooper Birth: 1818 45 40 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1880 |
| herself |
Ann Eliza Porter Birth: 1831 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: September 2, 1847 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Anna Madora “Dora” Cooper Birth: 1849 31 18 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Belle Cooper Birth: 1851 33 20 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: July 26, 1873 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
James B Cooper Birth: 1855 37 24 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
John W Cooper Jr Birth: January 1860 42 29 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John William Cooper - Household
Henry, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John William Cooper - Household
Henry, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John William Cooper - Household
Henry, Tennessee, United States
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