Martha Jane SherrellAge: 80 years1849–1930
- Name
- Martha Jane Sherrell
- Given names
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Sherrell
- Married name
- Martha Jane Hall
 Birth | December 27, 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 | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall — View this family October 14, 1869 (Age 19 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 | October 5, 1870 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | George Ann Hall September 13, 1871 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Matilda Bell Hall March 16, 1878 (Age 28 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 |
| Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a husband | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall after 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Rosie Hall about 1882 (Age 32 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 |
| 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 79 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 17, 1930 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall |
| husband |
Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall Birth: about 1825 27 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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 daughter |
George Ann Hall Birth: September 13, 1871 46 21 Death: |
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7 years daughter |
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 daughter |
Rosie Hall Birth: about 1882 57 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall + Martha E Tatum |
| husband |
Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall Birth: about 1825 27 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
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 step-son |
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 step-son |
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 step-son |
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 step-son |
James S “Jimmy” Hall Birth: October 17, 1853 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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7 years step-daughter |
Mary Ellen Hall Birth: August 13, 1860 35 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1930 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| 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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