Mary Ellen HallAge: 69 years1860–1930
- Name
- Mary Ellen Hall
- Given names
- Mary Ellen
- Surname
- Hall
- Married name
- Mary Ellen Lyon
 Birth | August 13, 1860 35 31 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 months)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 6 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 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage of a parent | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall — Martha Jane Sherrell — View this family October 14, 1869 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha E Tatum 1869 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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 |
 Census | October 5, 1870 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | George Ann Hall September 13, 1871 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Shemwell March 18, 1876 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Matilda Bell Hall March 16, 1878 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall after 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Rosie Hall about 1882 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Ulysses Lafate “Fate” Lyon — View this family 1891 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 | William J “Billy” Hall March 1, 1912 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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 69 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 | May 21, 1930 (Age 69 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall Birth: about 1825 27 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha E Tatum Birth: about 1829 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 7, 1849 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
William J “Billy” Hall Birth: March 30, 1850 25 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1912 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years elder brother |
Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall Birth: October 15, 1858 33 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1941 — Humboldt, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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-7 years elder brother |
John Henry Hall Birth: November 4, 1851 26 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 7, 1943 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
James S “Jimmy” Hall Birth: October 17, 1853 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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7 years herself |
Mary Ellen Hall Birth: August 13, 1860 35 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1930 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Martha Jane Sherrell |
| father |
Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall Birth: about 1825 27 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Martha Jane Sherrell Birth: December 27, 1849 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 1930 — Allegre, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 14, 1869 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
George Ann Hall Birth: September 13, 1871 46 21 Death: |
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7 years half-sister |
Matilda Bell Hall Birth: March 16, 1878 53 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Rosie Hall Birth: about 1882 57 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Ulysses Lafate “Fate” Lyon |
| husband | |
| herself |
Mary Ellen Hall Birth: August 13, 1860 35 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1930 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1891 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Mary Ellen Hall has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (28)
Parents John Y Carneal + Barbary Ann Hall
Parents Benjamin Franklin Shemwell + Mary Catherine Hall
Parents Irvin Gilbert + Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall
Parents James F “Jin” Hall + Rebecca A “Becky” Munday
Parents William Charles Neal + Lucinda A Hall
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Micajah M “Cage” Hall - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Micajah M “Cage” Hall - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
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