Martha Jane Stanley1833–
- Name
- Martha Jane Stanley
- Given names
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Stanley
- Married name
- Martha Jane Fletcher
- Married name
- Martha Jane Williams
 Birth | 1833 41 28 |
 Birth of a brother | John Stanley 1835 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 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 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann Stanley about 1839 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Deliliah Stanley after 1842 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Clay Stanley after 1843 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 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 |
 Census | 1850 (Age 17 years) Address: living with William Stanley per census |
 Marriage | John Calvin Fletcher — View this family before 1852 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Wesley Stanley December 13, 1852 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Virginia Stanley 1857 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Wesley Stanley 1858 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 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 28 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 34 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 34 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 36 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Wesley Stanley — Margaret Angeline Tyler — View this family July 4, 1870 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage | James Jack Williams — View this family July 2, 1876 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Allie Maude Stanley September 17, 1878 (Age 45 years) Address: near Cuba |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 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 grandson #2 | James Claude Stanley July 26, 1880 (Age 47 years) Address: Cubo ? |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Cleveland Stanley December 9, 1881 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 65 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 83 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 84 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 85 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 96 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 of a son | James Wesley Stanley October 27, 1937 (Age 104 years) Address: home of Allie Maude |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 108 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 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 elder brother |
James Wesley Stanley Birth: December 25, 1826 34 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
William Stanley Birth: 1828 36 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years elder brother |
Thomas Stanley Birth: 1831 39 26 Death: |
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3 years herself |
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 John Calvin Fletcher |
| husband |
John Calvin Fletcher Birth: 1832 26 26 Death: |
| herself |
Martha Jane Stanley Birth: 1833 41 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: before 1852 — |
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11 months son |
James Wesley Stanley Birth: December 13, 1852 20 19 — Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 27, 1937 — Sedalia, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Virginia Stanley Birth: 1857 25 24 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
John Wesley Stanley Birth: 1858 26 25 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with James Jack Williams |
| husband |
James Jack Williams Death: |
| herself |
Martha Jane Stanley Birth: 1833 41 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: July 2, 1876 — |
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| daughter |
Elizabeth Williams Death: |
| daughter |
Florence Williams Death: |