Clara Eugenia CookseyAge: 72 years1865–1938
- Name
- Clara Eugenia Cooksey
- Given names
- Clara Eugenia
- Surname
- Cooksey
- Married name
- Clara Eugenia Machen
 Birth | December 29, 1865 27 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 months)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 12 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Miles Clayton Machen — View this family May 3, 1883 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Chester Houston Machen March 18, 1884 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Francis Bell “Fannie” Machen July 17, 1885 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Frank Machen August 6, 1887 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Altona Thurman Machen December 11, 1889 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ida Vocata Machen November 7, 1891 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Emma Lois Machen August 23, 1894 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Susan Myrtis Machen March 5, 1897 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 daughter #8 | Mattie Mae Machen October 15, 1899 (Age 33 years) |
 Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mattie Mae Machen October 18, 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Maude J Machen October 27, 1901 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Rufus Pless — Francis Bell “Fannie” Machen — View this family December 14, 1903 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Gladys Odella Machen August 18, 1904 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Lillie Irene Machen March 15, 1908 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Johnnie Wesley Rearden September 29, 1912 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Clara Fannie Rearden December 14, 1913 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a son | William Frank Machen January 3, 1916 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Roy Rearden 1919 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Martha Lou Rearden July 15, 1924 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Dorothy “Dot” Rearden March 22, 1926 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 63 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 of a father | William M Cooksey April 3, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Betty Jo Rearden June 30, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Charles William Rearden September 16, 1932 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Leslie Clifton Johnson Jr. September 18, 1938 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | October 12, 1938 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Langley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William M Cooksey Birth: July 20, 1838 — Georgia, United States Death: April 3, 1930 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Clara Eugenia Cooksey Birth: December 29, 1865 27 — Seale, Russell, Alabama, United States Death: October 12, 1938 |
| Family with Miles Clayton Machen |
| husband |
Miles Clayton Machen Birth: August 27, 1858 — Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States Death: March 26, 1941 — Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Clara Eugenia Cooksey Birth: December 29, 1865 27 — Seale, Russell, Alabama, United States Death: October 12, 1938 |
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Marriage: May 3, 1883 — Ashland, Clay, Alabama, United States |
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11 months son |
Chester Houston Machen Birth: March 18, 1884 25 18 — Alabama, United States Death: February 18, 1943 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Francis Bell “Fannie” Machen Birth: July 17, 1885 26 19 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: December 12, 1975 — Notasulga, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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2 years son |
William Frank Machen Birth: August 6, 1887 28 21 — Alabama, United States Death: January 3, 1916 |
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2 years son |
Altona Thurman Machen Birth: December 11, 1889 31 23 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: February 12, 1945 — Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Ida Vocata Machen Birth: November 7, 1891 33 25 — Camp Hill, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: September 17, 1978 — Lanett, Chambers, Alabama, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Emma Lois Machen Birth: August 23, 1894 35 28 — Alabama, United States Death: August 24, 1965 — Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Susan Myrtis Machen Birth: March 5, 1897 38 31 — Alabama, United States Death: October 1968 — Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mattie Mae Machen Birth: October 15, 1899 41 33 — Alabama, United States Death: October 18, 1900 — Alabama, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Maude J Machen Birth: October 27, 1901 43 35 — Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: February 27, 1975 — Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Gladys Odella Machen Birth: August 18, 1904 45 38 — Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States Death: January 19, 1995 — Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Lillie Irene Machen Birth: March 15, 1908 49 42 — Chambers, Alabama, United States Death: May 26, 1988 — Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Miles Clayton Machen - Household
Reeltown, Tallapoosa, Alabama
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Miles Clayton Machen - Household
Ridge Grove, Chambers, Alabama
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