Malachi TraftonAge: 69 years1816–1885
- Name
- Malachi Trafton
- Given names
- Malachi
- Surname
- Trafton
 Birth | 1816 |
 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 |
 Marriage | Nancy Womack — View this family February 23, 1841 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Benjamin Edward Trafton 1842 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry Edwin Trafton 1843 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Elisha B Trafton September 1847 (Age 31 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary C Trafton 1848 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Robert Allen Trafton January 17, 1849 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Emily Trafton 1849 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Sarah Jane Trafton April 4, 1850 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | James Self Trafton September 1852 (Age 36 years) |
| 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 |
| Marriage of a child | William Johnson Gilbert — Sarah Jane Trafton — View this family September 5, 1865 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Allen Trafton — Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert — View this family October 9, 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary J Trafton 1869 (Age 53 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Martha Ann Trafton January 18, 1870 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Robert Lee Trafton January 6, 1871 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Nancy Christine Gilbert March 11, 1871 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Self Trafton — Anna Elizabeth Cohea — View this family October 3, 1872 (Age 56 years) Address: Sandies |
| Marriage of a child | Elisha B Trafton — Nancy Jane Self — View this family October 16, 1872 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Laura C Trafton December 25, 1872 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lee Ann Trafton April 7, 1873 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Ida Green Trafton August 22, 1873 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Edward Trafton — Rosa S Brown — View this family December 16, 1874 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Walter Malicy Trafton June 14, 1875 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Ada Viola Trafton July 22, 1876 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Emily Mamie Trafton April 2, 1877 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | William Oliver Trafton August 3, 1877 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Edna Earl Trafton May 28, 1878 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | William E Trafton November 1878 (Age 62 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Malachi C Trafton January 1, 1879 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Alice Cornelia Trafton April 18, 1879 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Ella Lane Trafton 1880 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | James Coliway Trafton June 19, 1880 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | William Henry Trafton June 19, 1880 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Coliway Trafton July 2, 1880 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William Henry Trafton July 7, 1880 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Etta Augusta Trafton September 19, 1881 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ada Viola Trafton May 15, 1882 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Emit M Trafton July 15, 1882 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | … Trafton May 15, 1884 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Colly Oscar Trafton August 19, 1884 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | Richard Trafton May 23, 1885 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | 1885 (Age 69 years) |
| Family with Nancy Womack |
| himself |
Malachi Trafton Birth: 1816 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1885 — Atascosa, Texas, United States |
| wife |
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 son |
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 son |
Henry Edwin Trafton Birth: 1843 27 19 — Mississippi, United States Death: before 1900 |
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5 years son |
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 daughter |
Mary C Trafton Birth: 1848 32 24 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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13 months son |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 son |
James Self Trafton Birth: September 1852 36 29 — Copiah, Mississippi, United States Death: 1929 — Texas, United States |