Freeman Jones1816–
- Name
- Freeman Jones
- Given names
- Freeman
- Surname
- Jones
 Birth | about 1816 29 29 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Ferguson — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | William Johnson Jones June 19, 1819 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Jones about 1825 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Jones about 1828 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rachel Jones about 1830 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda Jones about 1832 (Age 16 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 16 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 19 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 maternal grandfather | William Johnson July 15, 1845 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 41 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 45 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 |
| Death of a mother | Rachel Johnson 1866 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | Richard Jones 1867 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 51 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 51 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 53 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 62 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 82 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 of a brother | William Johnson Jones June 16, 1905 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 100 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 101 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 102 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Jones Birth: 1787 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: 1867 — Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States |
| mother |
Rachel Johnson Birth: June 27, 1786 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1866 — Newton, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| sister |
Christina Jones Death: |
| himself |
Freeman Jones Birth: about 1816 29 29 Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
William Johnson Jones Birth: June 19, 1819 32 32 Death: June 16, 1905 |
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7 years younger sister |
Margaret Jones Birth: about 1825 38 38 Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Jones Birth: about 1828 41 41 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Rachel Jones Birth: about 1830 43 43 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Lucinda Jones Birth: about 1832 45 45 Death: |
| Family with Elizabeth Ferguson |
| himself |
Freeman Jones Birth: about 1816 29 29 Death: |
| wife |
Elizabeth Ferguson Death: |
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Marriage: — |