Joseph H TraversAge: 62 years1820–1882
- Name
- Joseph H Travers
- Given names
- Joseph H
- Surname
- Travers
 Birth | 1820 51 30 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph Shemwell December 12, 1823 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Travers about 1826 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann “Nancy” Billingsley September 1830 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sidney Virginia Travers October 5, 1830 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James H Travers about 1831 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 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 15 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 mother | Mary Shemwell December 20, 1840 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a father | Nicholas Travers January 9, 1849 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nicholas Travers Jr September 24, 1849 (Age 29 years) |
 Census | July 18, 1850 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 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 41 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 47 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 47 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 49 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 | Mary Ann “May” Morgan — View this family 1873 (Age 53 years) Note: Joseph Traver's obituary dated 1882 states married 9 years prior |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 60 years) |
 Death | September 13, 1882 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | 1882 (Age 62 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint George's Roman Catholic Cemetery Religion: Catholic |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nicholas Travers Birth: December 25, 1768 Death: January 9, 1849 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| mother |
Mary Shemwell Birth: about 1790 40 28 — Maryland, United States Death: December 20, 1840 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1812 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Elias Travers Birth: 1812 43 22 — Maryland, United States Death: April 21, 1887 — Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary Travers Birth: about 1815 46 25 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: |
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6 years himself |
Joseph H Travers Birth: 1820 51 30 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: September 13, 1882 — Piney Point, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| brother |
Nicholas Travers Jr Death: September 24, 1849 |
| younger sister |
Elizabeth Travers Birth: about 1826 57 36 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: October 15, 1897 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Sidney Virginia Travers Birth: October 5, 1830 61 40 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: August 17, 1895 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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15 months younger brother |
James H Travers Birth: about 1831 62 41 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: November 1, 1883 — Ocean, New Jersey, United States |
| Family with Mary Ann “May” Morgan |
| himself |
Joseph H Travers Birth: 1820 51 30 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: September 13, 1882 — Piney Point, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann “May” Morgan Birth: October 14, 1826 — Maryland, United States Death: October 21, 1893 — Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: 1873 — |
| John S Guyther + Mary Ann “May” Morgan |
| wife’s husband |
John S Guyther Birth: August 16, 1804 — Piney Point, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: December 19, 1857 — Piney Point, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann “May” Morgan Birth: October 14, 1826 — Maryland, United States Death: October 21, 1893 — Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: about 1850 — |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Elias Travers - Household
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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| Marriage | Joseph Traver's obituary dated 1882 states married 9 years prior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph H Travers - Household
St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
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