Mary Elizabeth RhymesAge: 46 years1832–1879
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Rhymes
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Rhymes
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Hammond
 Birth | September 25, 1832 |
 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 1836 (Age 3 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 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 |
 Marriage | Daniel Jefferson Hammond — View this family June 24, 1849 (Age 16 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Virginia Ann “Bama” Hammond August 1852 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond August 28, 1852 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Allen Hammond March 15, 1857 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 25, 1860 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | William Allen Hammond November 4, 1862 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond August 10, 1863 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a husband | Daniel Jefferson Hammond September 8, 1863 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 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 34 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 34 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | George W Heath — Virginia Ann “Bama” Hammond — View this family March 18, 1868 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 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 of a child | Robert Cornelius Jones — Elizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond — View this family December 24, 1872 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Allen Jones about 1874 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Henry “Dub” Jones December 13, 1875 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Robert Lee Jones November 1, 1877 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Marcellus Clay Williams — Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond — View this family January 17, 1878 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | February 28, 1879 (Age 46 years) |
| Family with Daniel Jefferson Hammond |
| husband |
Daniel Jefferson Hammond Birth: January 31, 1830 — Mississippi, United States Death: September 8, 1863 — Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Rhymes Birth: September 25, 1832 — Mississippi, United States Death: February 28, 1879 |
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Marriage: June 24, 1849 — Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Virginia Ann “Bama” Hammond Birth: August 1852 22 19 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: February 8, 1941 — Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States |
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1 month daughter |
Elizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond Birth: August 28, 1852 22 19 — Louisiana, United States Death: June 3, 1905 — Louisiana, United States |
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5 years son |
William Allen Hammond Birth: March 15, 1857 27 24 — Louisiana, United States Death: November 4, 1862 |
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6 years daughter |
Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond Birth: August 10, 1863 33 30 — Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: January 15, 1947 — Clark, Arkansas, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Jefferson Hammonds - Household
Franklin, Louisiana
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