Amanda Martelle HelmsAge: 85 years1855–1941
- Name
- Amanda Martelle Helms
- Given names
- Amanda Martelle
- Surname
- Helms
- Married name
- Amanda Martelle McNew
- Also known as
- Tymanda Martelle Helms
Shared note: Ira C Henry McNew Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | May 10, 1855 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 months)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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 |
 Marriage | Richard J McNew — View this family April 3, 1875 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a son#1 | Ira C Henry McNew June 26, 1884 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 |
 Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ira C Henry McNew — Pearl Agnes Hollenback — View this family March 25, 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ira Paul McNew January 2, 1908 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ira C Henry McNew — Pearl Agnes Hollenback — View this family October 8, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Fletcher Forrest McNew August 17, 1912 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Roy Talmage McNew November 22, 1918 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 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 62 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/ |
| Census | January 28, 1920 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Earl Garland McNew April 10, 1920 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Pearl Lovene McNew October 16, 1922 (Age 67 years) Shared note: Richard Loverl and Pearl Lovene McNew are twins |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Richard Loverl McNew October 17, 1922 (Age 67 years) Shared note: Richard Loverl and Pearl Lovene McNew are twins |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Dolores Fay McNew February 22, 1924 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 74 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 of a husband | Richard J McNew December 24, 1938 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | February 13, 1941 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elwood Cemetery |
| Family with Richard J McNew |
| husband |
Richard J McNew Birth: March 31, 1852 — Ripley, Indiana, United States Death: December 24, 1938 — Lebanon, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Amanda Martelle Helms Birth: May 10, 1855 — Tipton, Indiana, United States Death: February 13, 1941 — Madison, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1875 — Tipton, Indiana, United States |
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9 years son |
Ira C Henry McNew Birth: June 26, 1884 32 29 — Shelby, Indiana, United States Death: June 1960 — Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Richard J McNew - Household
Eagle, Boone, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Ira C Henry McNew - Household
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ira C Henry McNew - Household
Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado, United States
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| Name | Ira C Henry McNew Obituary and Family Listing
Mr. McNew Dies
Ira McNew, 67, of Sacramento, Calif., a brother of Mrs. Grant Leavitt, of Elwood, died suddenly of a heart attack while visiting a sister, Mrs. Mattie Williams, Lebanon, Tuesday. Rites will be held there Friday.
Anderson Herald, July 1, 1960, pg 6 (Indiana)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7153825/ira-c_henry-mcnew |