Sarah L WoodAge: 74 years1838–1913
- Name
- Sarah L Wood
- Given names
- Sarah L
- Surname
- Wood
- Married name
- Sarah L Reed
 Birth | November 26, 1838 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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 |
 Marriage | Henry S Reed — View this family December 2, 1858 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 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#1 | William Henry “Billy” Reed April 14, 1863 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 39 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 husband | Henry S Reed July 31, 1887 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 | January 10, 1913 (Age 74 years) |
| Family with parents |
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Josiah Wood Death: |
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| herself |
Sarah L Wood Birth: November 26, 1838 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1913 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Henry S Reed |
| husband |
Henry S Reed Birth: 1839 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1887 — Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Sarah L Wood Birth: November 26, 1838 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1913 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 2, 1858 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
William Henry “Billy” Reed Birth: April 14, 1863 24 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 20, 1924 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |