Mary Minerva Bradford1831–
- Name
- Mary Minerva Bradford
- Given names
- Mary Minerva
- Surname
- Bradford
- Married name
- Mary Minerva Billingsley
 Birth | April 1831 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 9 months)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 4 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 14 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 | Henry Hugh Billingsley — View this family about 1856 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Tennessee Billingsley 1857 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary L Billingsley about 1859 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Barbara Billingsley about 1861 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Laura A Billingsley April 7, 1866 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 35 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 35 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 37 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 |
 Census | September 25, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George Franklin Billingsley January 1872 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Woodard — Tennessee Billingsley — View this family about 1875 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a husband | Henry Hugh Billingsley about 1882 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Lee Sloan Sr. — Laura A Billingsley — View this family calculated 1887 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Franklin Billingsley — Tempie Ann “Annie” O'Neal — View this family December 9, 1889 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Colonel Henry Billingsley April 22, 1891 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Guy George Sloan July 27, 1893 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Major Earl Billingsley October 14, 1893 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Alvin Owie Sloan August 11, 1896 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Mearl Franklin Billingsley June 1897 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 grandson #6 | George Dewey Billingsley April 18, 1900 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Miles Dave Billingsley September 22, 1903 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Elizabeth Pearl “Bessie” Billingsley October 24, 1906 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Bonnie Lee Billingsley March 15, 1910 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | George Lee Sloan Jr. July 22, 1910 (Age 79 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Doc Edward Billingsley March 10, 1913 (Age 81 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | John Martis Billingsley February 5, 1916 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 84 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Sam Nealy Billingsley March 11, 1918 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 85 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 86 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 #14 | Alvin Owie Billingsley May 28, 1921 (Age 90 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 98 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 | unknown |
| Family with Henry Hugh Billingsley |
| husband |
Henry Hugh Billingsley Birth: about 1820 27 23 — Pendleton, South Carolina, United States Death: about 1882 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Mary Minerva Bradford Birth: April 1831 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1856 — South Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Tennessee Billingsley Birth: 1857 37 25 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Mary L Billingsley Birth: about 1859 39 27 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Barbara Billingsley Birth: about 1861 41 29 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Laura A Billingsley Birth: April 7, 1866 46 35 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States Death: March 19, 1961 — Cedartown, Polk, Georgia, United States |
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6 years son |
George Franklin Billingsley Birth: January 1872 52 40 — Alabama, United States Death: March 27, 1950 — Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States |
| Henry Hugh Billingsley + Ann Collins |
| husband |
Henry Hugh Billingsley Birth: about 1820 27 23 — Pendleton, South Carolina, United States Death: about 1882 — Cherokee, Alabama, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Ann Collins Birth: estimated 1822 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1854 — South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
James N Billingsley Birth: estimated 1844 24 22 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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2 years step-son |
Andrew Billingsley Birth: estimated 1845 25 23 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years step-daughter |
Sarah J Billingsley Birth: estimated 1849 29 27 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years step-daughter |
Ann Billingsley Birth: estimated 1852 32 30 — South Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years step-son |
John R Billingsley Birth: 1854 34 32 — South Carolina, United States Death: 1941 |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Hugh Billingsley - Household
Cherokee, Alabama
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry Hugh Billingsley - Household
Township 12 Range 11 Cherokee, Alabama, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Billingsley - Household
3rd Precinct Tecumseh, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Notes: Mother Mary is Widowed |