Almetta E CromwellAge: 92 years1828–1920
- Name
- Almetta E Cromwell
- Given names
- Almetta E
- Surname
- Cromwell
- Married name
- Almetta E Jones
 Birth | 1828 23 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Lurana Ariel Cromwell August 23, 1829 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Quintus Adkerson Cromwell 1831 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 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 7 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Romulus Clayton Cromwell 1843 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Henry Lee Jones — View this family April 29, 1848 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 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 | James E Jones 1848 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Virginia Jones 1850 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joseph Jones January 21, 1852 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Quintus Ann Jones 1853 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sarah Eveline Jones 1854 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Arminta Cromwell September 25, 1855 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary S Jones 1858 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 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 #7 | Jefferson Davis Jones June 23, 1861 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Romulus Clayton Cromwell 1862 (Age 34 years) Cause: died from smallpox |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 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 |
| Birth of a son #8 | Robert L Jones 1865 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Alice Jones 1866 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 39 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 39 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #10 | David L Jones 1869 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 41 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 husband | Henry Lee Jones September 26, 1875 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a son | Robert L Jones before 1885 (Age 57 years) Note: Died in his teens. |
| Marriage of a parent | Oliver Clayton Cromwell — Mary Polly Crosby — View this family September 18, 1885 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a father | Oliver Clayton Cromwell July 1887 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lurana Ariel Cromwell June 30, 1892 (Age 64 years) Note: August 1, 1893 - date of death per Mrs. Fred M. Gingles. |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 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 88 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 89 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 90 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 | January 3, 1920 (Age 92 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Oliver Clayton Cromwell Birth: 1805 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: July 1887 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Mallory Davis Birth: 1804 — New York, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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| herself |
Almetta E Cromwell Birth: 1828 23 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1920 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Lurana Ariel Cromwell Birth: August 23, 1829 24 25 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 30, 1892 |
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2 years younger brother |
Quintus Adkerson Cromwell Birth: 1831 26 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1930 |
| Father’s family with Susan Burnett |
| father |
Oliver Clayton Cromwell Birth: 1805 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: July 1887 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Susan Burnett Death: |
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Marriage: — |
| Father’s family with Mary Polly Crosby |
| father |
Oliver Clayton Cromwell Birth: 1805 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: July 1887 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Polly Crosby Birth: 1806 Death: |
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Marriage: September 18, 1885 — |
| Father’s family with Polly Sawyer |
| father |
Oliver Clayton Cromwell Birth: 1805 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: July 1887 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Polly Sawyer Death: October 25, 1855 |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-sister |
Amanda Cromwell Death: |
| half-sister |
Arminta Cromwell Death: September 25, 1855 |
| half-brother |
Romulus Clayton Cromwell Birth: 1843 38 Death: 1862 |
| Family with Henry Lee Jones |
| husband |
Henry Lee Jones Birth: 1825 Death: September 26, 1875 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Almetta E Cromwell Birth: 1828 23 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1920 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 29, 1848 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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| daughter |
Eliza Ella Jones Death: |
| son |
James E Jones Birth: 1848 23 20 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Virginia Jones Birth: 1850 25 22 Death: |
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2 years son |
Joseph Jones Birth: January 21, 1852 27 24 Death: |
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23 months daughter |
Quintus Ann Jones Birth: 1853 28 25 Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah Eveline Jones Birth: 1854 29 26 Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Mary S Jones Birth: 1858 33 30 Death: |
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4 years son |
Jefferson Davis Jones Birth: June 23, 1861 36 33 Death: |
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5 years son |
Robert L Jones Birth: 1865 40 37 Death: before 1885 |
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2 years daughter |
Alice Jones Birth: 1866 41 38 Death: |
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4 years son |
David L Jones Birth: 1869 44 41 Death: |