Elizabeth Rachel SherrodAge: 75 years1829–1904
- Name
- Elizabeth Rachel Sherrod
- Given names
- Elizabeth Rachel
- Surname
- Sherrod
- Married name
- Elizabeth Rachel Glenn
 Birth | 1829 35 28 |
 Marriage | Leander Montgomery Glenn — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Perry Sherrod 1831 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas S Sherrod Jr. about 1834 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allbrittain “Brit” Sherrod June 10, 1835 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 6 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Robert Sherrod September 9, 1836 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Amanda Sherrod about 1837 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Finis Washington Sherrod September 1, 1843 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | George F Glenn March 17, 1856 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James William “Jimmy” Glenn May 30, 1858 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 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 son #3 | Miles Glenn 1860 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas S Sherrod about 1860 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Nancy “Nannie” Glenn March 1864 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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 38 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 38 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 40 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 |
| Death of a son | George F Glenn August 29, 1874 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 49 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 granddaughter #1 | Ollie Shaw Glenn December 8, 1884 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ancus Glenn 1886 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Iris Glenn 1887 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James William “Jimmy” Glenn — Katie Lofene Shemwell — View this family 1889 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Lamara “Morie” Glenn September 19, 1890 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Warner Lee Glenn January 1891 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joshua S Hall — Mary Nancy “Nannie” Glenn — View this family 1891 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Maude Edomson “Maudie” Hall October 30, 1892 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Pearl Glenn 1893 (Age 64 years) twin: Earl Glenn
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| Birth of a grandson #8 | Earl Glenn 1893 (Age 64 years) twin: Pearl Glenn
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| Death of a husband | Leander Montgomery Glenn 1897 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 69 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 | 1904 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas S Sherrod Birth: January 20, 1793 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Pittman Birth: February 17, 1800 Death: |
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Marriage: February 13, 1817 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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13 years herself |
Elizabeth Rachel Sherrod Birth: 1829 35 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 |
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3 years younger brother |
Perry Sherrod Birth: 1831 37 30 Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Thomas S Sherrod Jr. Birth: about 1834 40 33 Death: |
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17 months younger brother |
Allbrittain “Brit” Sherrod Birth: June 10, 1835 42 35 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Amanda Sherrod Birth: about 1837 43 36 Death: |
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7 years younger brother |
Finis Washington Sherrod Birth: September 1, 1843 50 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 30, 1919 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Leander Montgomery Glenn |
| husband |
Leander Montgomery Glenn Birth: 1824 Death: 1897 |
| herself |
Elizabeth Rachel Sherrod Birth: 1829 35 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Betty Edmonson Glenn Death: about 1908 |
| daughter |
Mary Nancy “Nannie” Glenn Birth: March 1864 40 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1936 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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-8 years son |
George F Glenn Birth: March 17, 1856 32 27 Death: August 29, 1874 |
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2 years son |
James William “Jimmy” Glenn Birth: May 30, 1858 34 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1930 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Miles Glenn Birth: 1860 36 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |