Matilda Jane DeenAge: 76 years1849–1925
- Name
- Matilda Jane Deen
- Given names
- Matilda Jane
- Surname
- Deen
- Married name
- Matilda Jane Long
 Birth | May 1849 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 11 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 17 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 17 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | David Nathan Long — View this family January 2, 1868 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Edward Newton Long March 22, 1868 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a husband | David Nathan Long October 31, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Newton Long — Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter — View this family March 24, 1891 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sarah Lucille Long April 9, 1892 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Ernest Nathan Long February 14, 1894 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 son | Edward Newton Long November 26, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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/ |
 Death | May 25, 1925 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Family with David Nathan Long |
| husband |
David Nathan Long Birth: July 26, 1844 — Indiana, United States Death: October 31, 1870 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Matilda Jane Deen Birth: May 1849 — Clinton, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: May 25, 1925 — Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: January 2, 1868 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 months son |
Edward Newton Long Birth: March 22, 1868 23 18 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: November 26, 1903 — El Paso, Texas, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - David Nathan Long - Household
Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
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