James Wesley Stanley1826–
- Name
- James Wesley Stanley
- Given names
- James Wesley
- Surname
- Stanley
 Birth | December 25, 1826 34 21 |
 Birth of a brother | William Stanley 1828 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Stanley 1831 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 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 sister | Martha Jane Stanley 1833 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Stanley 1835 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 8 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 sister | Elizabeth Stanley 1837 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Stanley about 1839 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Deliliah Stanley after 1842 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Clay Stanley after 1843 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Epley — View this family December 23, 1847 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 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 30 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 | John David Stanley February 3, 1861 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 34 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 40 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 40 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 42 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 51 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 71 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 89 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 90 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 91 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 102 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joel Stanley Birth: 1792 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Lucy A Duncan Birth: 1805 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: March 13, 1824 — |
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10 months elder brother |
Ambrose Stanley Birth: 1824 32 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
James Wesley Stanley Birth: December 25, 1826 34 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
William Stanley Birth: 1828 36 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Thomas Stanley Birth: 1831 39 26 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Martha Jane Stanley Birth: 1833 41 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
John Stanley Birth: 1835 43 30 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Stanley Birth: 1837 45 32 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Ann Stanley Birth: about 1839 47 34 Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Deliliah Stanley Birth: after 1842 50 37 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Henry Clay Stanley Birth: after 1843 51 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Sarah Epley |
| himself |
James Wesley Stanley Birth: December 25, 1826 34 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| wife |
Sarah Epley Death: |
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Marriage: December 23, 1847 — |
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| daughter |
Lucy Frances Stanley Death: |
| son |
Joseph Wesley Stanley Death: |
| daughter |
Mary Jane Stanley Death: |
| daughter |
Lucindy Susan Stanley Death: |
| son |
James William Stanley Death: |
| son |
John David Stanley Birth: February 3, 1861 34 Death: |