James Self TraftonAge: 76 years1852–1929
- Name
- James Self Trafton
- Given names
- James Self
- Surname
- Trafton
 Birth | September 1852 36 29 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 8 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 14 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 14 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 16 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 | Anna Elizabeth Cohea — View this family October 3, 1872 (Age 20 years) Address: Sandies |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Ida Green Trafton August 22, 1873 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ada Viola Trafton July 22, 1876 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Edna Earl Trafton May 28, 1878 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 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 son #4 | James Coliway Trafton June 19, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Henry Trafton June 19, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | James Coliway Trafton July 2, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | William Henry Trafton July 7, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Etta Augusta Trafton September 19, 1881 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ada Viola Trafton May 15, 1882 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Colly Oscar Trafton August 19, 1884 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | Malachi Trafton 1885 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Emma Dee Trafton February 1, 1887 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ida Green Trafton July 17, 1889 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Colly Oscar Trafton July 24, 1889 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a wife | Anna Elizabeth Cohea July 25, 1889 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Emma Dee Trafton July 26, 1889 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage | Lillie Mae Hester — View this family February 19, 1895 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Albert Ellis — Edna Earl Trafton — View this family about November 10, 1896 (Age 44 years) Note: Issue Dates 1829-1900 p 248 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Asalene Ellis October 2, 1897 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 |
| Birth of a son #9 | Acy Roy Trafton April 21, 1899 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Edwin Trafton before 1900 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Esther Marie Ellis February 14, 1901 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Garnett Lee Mangum September 18, 1901 (Age 49 years) Address: Community of Rancho |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Claudia Eva Trafton June 13, 1902 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Nora Edna Ellis November 27, 1903 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Willie Travis Mangum March 6, 1904 (Age 51 years) Address: Community of Rancho |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Selma Norine Ellis February 21, 1906 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Carrol Dee Mangum May 13, 1906 (Age 53 years) Address: Community of Rancho |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Edward Trafton November 13, 1906 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Jessie Howell Mangum July 19, 1909 (Age 56 years) Address: Community of Rancho |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Guy Ellis December 22, 1909 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Ruby May Mangum October 7, 1911 (Age 59 years) Address: Community of Rancho |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Lorene Ellis February 13, 1913 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Womack September 26, 1913 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emily Trafton after September 26, 1913 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Jim Dennis Mangum December 22, 1913 (Age 61 years) Address: Community of Rancho |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Weldon Earl Mangum December 22, 1915 (Age 63 years) Address: Community of Rancho |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 63 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 64 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 65 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Acy Roy Trafton — Ethel Beatrice Blevins — View this family September 4, 1920 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Roy Wilburn Trafton October 12, 1921 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ruby May Mangum January 16, 1927 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elisha B Trafton January 18, 1928 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Allen Trafton January 18, 1928 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 77 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 | 1929 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sandia Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Malachi Trafton Birth: 1816 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1885 — Atascosa, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Womack Birth: April 19, 1823 — Mississippi, United States Death: September 26, 1913 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 23, 1841 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Benjamin Edward Trafton Birth: 1842 26 18 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: November 13, 1906 — Stonewall, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Henry Edwin Trafton Birth: 1843 27 19 — Mississippi, United States Death: before 1900 |
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5 years elder brother |
Elisha B Trafton Birth: September 1847 31 24 — Mississippi, United States Death: January 18, 1928 — Travis, Texas, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Mary C Trafton Birth: 1848 32 24 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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13 months elder brother |
Robert Allen Trafton Birth: January 17, 1849 33 25 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: January 18, 1928 — Charlotte, Atascosa, Texas, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Emily Trafton Birth: 1849 33 25 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: after September 26, 1913 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Sarah Jane Trafton Birth: April 4, 1850 34 26 — Mississippi, United States Death: April 27, 1939 — Cotulla, La Salle, Texas, United States |
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3 years himself |
James Self Trafton Birth: September 1852 36 29 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: 1929 — Texas, United States |
| Family with Anna Elizabeth Cohea |
| himself |
James Self Trafton Birth: September 1852 36 29 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: 1929 — Texas, United States |
| wife |
Anna Elizabeth Cohea Birth: November 23, 1857 — Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 25, 1889 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: October 3, 1872 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Ida Green Trafton Birth: August 22, 1873 20 15 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 17, 1889 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ada Viola Trafton Birth: July 22, 1876 23 18 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: May 15, 1882 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Edna Earl Trafton Birth: May 28, 1878 25 20 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
James Coliway Trafton Birth: June 19, 1880 27 22 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 2, 1880 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
| son |
William Henry Trafton Birth: June 19, 1880 27 22 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 7, 1880 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Etta Augusta Trafton Birth: September 19, 1881 29 23 — Wilson, Texas, United States Death: February 24, 1971 — Pharr, Hidalgo, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Colly Oscar Trafton Birth: August 19, 1884 31 26 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 24, 1889 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
Emma Dee Trafton Birth: February 1, 1887 34 29 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 26, 1889 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
| Family with Lillie Mae Hester |
| himself |
James Self Trafton Birth: September 1852 36 29 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: 1929 — Texas, United States |
| wife |
Lillie Mae Hester Birth: 1874 Death: 1952 |
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Marriage: February 19, 1895 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
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4 years son |
Acy Roy Trafton Birth: April 21, 1899 46 25 — Texas, United States Death: August 7, 1970 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Claudia Eva Trafton Birth: June 13, 1902 49 28 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: July 8, 1945 — Sandia, Jim Wells, Texas, United States |