Joshua Whitehurst–
- Name
- Joshua Whitehurst
- Given names
- Joshua
- Surname
- Whitehurst
 Marriage | Sarah Cunningham — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832Note: 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 1836Note: 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 daughter#1 | Rebecca Susan Whitehurst December 1, 1845 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Littleberry “Berry” Wallace — Rebecca Susan Whitehurst — View this family January 20, 1859 |
| 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Martin VanBuren Wallace August 24, 1860 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Sarah Floyd “Sallie” Wallace March 28, 1863 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Elizabeth “Bessie” Wallace 1864 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Lucy Jane Wallace September 12, 1866 |
| Birth of a grandchild #5 | … Wallace 1867 |
| Death of a grandchild | … Wallace 1867 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Fannie Wallace March 27, 1869 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 grandson #7 | Sanford Laney “Lannie” Wallace 1871 |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Dudley Monroe Wallace 1873 |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Joshua “Commander” Wallace March 15, 1875 |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Thomas Yateman Wallace October 1877 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Dora Wallace April 1880 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Mattie Bell Wallace April 15, 1882 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Mannie Wallace 1882 |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Berry Wallace Jr. October 20, 1889 |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: 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 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Sarah Cunningham |
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Joshua Whitehurst Death: |
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Sarah Cunningham Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Rebecca Susan Whitehurst Birth: December 1, 1845 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1, 1915 — Centerpoint, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |