Elizabeth HammerAge: 84 years1798–1882
- Name
- Elizabeth Hammer
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Hammer
- Married name
- Elizabeth Billings
- Married name
- Elizabeth Clark
 Birth | July 4, 1798 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 4 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 13 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | William Billings — View this family June 15, 1829 (Age 30 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary A Billings about 1830 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 33 years)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 37 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 47 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 |
 Census | August 21, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Billings April 28, 1853 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage | John Clark — View this family January 21, 1856 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Ambrose Troutman — Mary A Billings — View this family July 2, 1856 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Ambrose Troutman January 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 58 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 grandson #2 | Arthur Troutman about 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | July 2, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 62 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 68 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 68 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 70 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 | July 29, 1870 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Clark July 14, 1875 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 79 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | December 18, 1882 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Adams Cemetery |
| Family with William Billings |
| husband |
William Billings Birth: December 31, 1800 — Ohio, United States Death: April 28, 1853 — Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Hammer Birth: July 4, 1798 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1882 — Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: June 15, 1829 — Fayette, Indiana, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Mary A Billings Birth: about 1830 29 31 — Porter, Indiana, United States Death: |
| Family with John Clark |
| husband |
John Clark Birth: June 4, 1791 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 14, 1875 — Carroll, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Hammer Birth: July 4, 1798 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1882 — Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 21, 1856 — Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Billings - Household
Morgan, Porter, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Mary A Billings - Household
Jackson, Carroll, Indiana. United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Mary A Billings - Household
Jackson, Carroll, Indiana. United States
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