Elizabeth Lowe “Lizzie” CrookAge: 70 years1834–1904
- Name
- Elizabeth Lowe “Lizzie” Crook
- Given names
- Elizabeth Lowe
- Surname
- Crook
- Nickname
- Lizzie
- Married name
- Elizabeth Lowe Kemmer
 Birth | May 22, 1834 |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 16 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 11 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 |
 Marriage | Andrew Ralph Kemmer — View this family March 31, 1853 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 22 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 26 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 32 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 32 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Robert E Kemmer April 10, 1868 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 34 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 son #2 | Charles Edward “Charley” Kemmer August 17, 1870 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 43 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 | Andrew Ralph Kemmer March 30, 1885 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert E Kemmer — Eva Lesta Parham — View this family about 1892 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ranie Clyde Kemmer December 22, 1893 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Charles Oscar Kemmer September 29, 1894 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary O Kemmer August 1896 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Edward “Charley” Kemmer — Lunetta “Nettie” Parham — View this family about 1897 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Lester Eugene Kemmer March 21, 1898 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 63 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kemmer January 5, 1900 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Charles Leither Kemmer November 15, 1900 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Jennie O Kemmer July 10, 1902 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Robert Lane Kemmer July 19, 1903 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | November 3, 1904 (Age 70 years) |
| Family with Andrew Ralph Kemmer |
| husband |
Andrew Ralph Kemmer Birth: December 5, 1828 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 30, 1885 — Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Lowe “Lizzie” Crook Birth: May 22, 1834 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 3, 1904 — Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 31, 1853 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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15 years son |
Robert E Kemmer Birth: April 10, 1868 39 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1954 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles Edward “Charley” Kemmer Birth: August 17, 1870 41 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 19, 1951 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |