Melissa Jane WhitleyAge: 63 years1859–1923
- Name
- Melissa Jane Whitley
- Given names
- Melissa Jane
- Surname
- Whitley
- Married name
- Melissa Jane Leinneweber
 Birth | April 25, 1859 19 21 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 23 months)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 7 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 7 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 9 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 | Peter Paul Winthrop Leinneweber — View this family December 25, 1874 (Age 15 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Charles Claude Leinneweber July 29, 1876 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 daughter #2 | Laura Frances Leinneweber February 12, 1882 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Josie Leinneweber April 1885 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Louella May Leinneweber May 13, 1888 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Nora Leinneweber November 1890 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Willie Leinneweber March 1893 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | Josiah Whitley about 1893 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Katie Lucrecia Leinneweber October 2, 1896 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Johnnie Leinneweber March 1897 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Henry Horn Fort — Lucretia Neel — View this family September 1, 1897 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Cora Mae Leinneweber January 12, 1898 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 granddaughter #3 | Tinnie Jane Leinneweber March 22, 1899 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Winthrop Leinneweber 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary Ophelia Leinneweber January 28, 1905 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a husband | Peter Paul Winthrop Leinneweber 1906 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/ |
| Death of a mother | Lucretia Neel September 4, 1922 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | March 23, 1923 (Age 63 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Josiah Whitley Birth: about 1840 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1893 — Rossville, Atascosa, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Lucretia Neel Birth: about 1838 — Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: September 4, 1922 — Pearsall, Frio, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1857 — Gillespie, Texas, United States |
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20 months herself |
Melissa Jane Whitley Birth: April 25, 1859 19 21 — Texas, United States Death: March 23, 1923 — Pearsall, Frio, Texas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Henry Horn Fort |
| step-father |
Henry Horn Fort Birth: September 2, 1837 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 5, 1923 — Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Lucretia Neel Birth: about 1838 — Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: September 4, 1922 — Pearsall, Frio, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 1, 1897 — Frio, Texas, United States |
| Family with Peter Paul Winthrop Leinneweber |
| husband |
Peter Paul Winthrop Leinneweber Birth: April 1854 30 16 Death: 1906 — Rossville, Atascosa, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Melissa Jane Whitley Birth: April 25, 1859 19 21 — Texas, United States Death: March 23, 1923 — Pearsall, Frio, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1874 — San Marcos, Hays, Texas, United States |
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19 months son |
Charles Claude Leinneweber Birth: July 29, 1876 22 17 — Texas, United States Death: |
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6 years daughter |
Laura Frances Leinneweber Birth: February 12, 1882 27 22 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Josie Leinneweber Birth: April 1885 31 25 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Louella May Leinneweber Birth: May 13, 1888 34 29 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Nora Leinneweber Birth: November 1890 36 31 Death: |
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2 years son |
Willie Leinneweber Birth: March 1893 38 33 Death: |
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4 years son |
Johnnie Leinneweber Birth: March 1897 42 37 Death: |
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4 years son |
Winthrop Leinneweber Birth: 1900 45 40 Death: |