Ambrose G Mason–
- Name
- Ambrose G Mason
- Given names
- Ambrose G
- Surname
- Mason
 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 |
 Marriage | Mary Ann Lamb — View this family March 4, 1844 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason December 6, 1844 |
| 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 |
 Divorce | Mary Ann Lamb — View this family October 1851 |
| 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 |
| Death of a wife | Mary Ann Lamb June 14, 1860 |
| Marriage of a child | William Henderson “Billy” Smith — Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason — View this family February 12, 1865 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 of a daughter | Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason September 25, 1916 Cause: Chronic Nephritis Contributory Malaria with complications |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 | unknown |
| Family with Mary Ann Lamb |
| himself |
Ambrose G Mason Death: |
| ex-wife |
Mary Ann Lamb Birth: June 18, 1828 — Virginia, United States Death: June 14, 1860 |
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Marriage: March 4, 1844 — Spencer, Indiana, United States |
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Divorce: October 1851 — |
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9 months daughter |
Marietta Isadora Catherine Mason Birth: December 6, 1844 16 — Indiana, United States Death: September 25, 1916 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| John Joseph Brinkley + Mary Ann Lamb |
| wife’s husband |
John Joseph Brinkley Birth: August 23, 1829 — Bourne, Lincolnshire, England Death: July 4, 1863 — Kentucky, United States |
| ex-wife |
Mary Ann Lamb Birth: June 18, 1828 — Virginia, United States Death: June 14, 1860 |
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Marriage: January 10, 1853 — Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States |
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16 months step-daughter |
Emma Brinkley Birth: May 13, 1854 24 25 Death: |
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3 years step-son |
William C Brinkley Birth: about 1856 26 27 Death: |
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22 months step-daughter |
Laura Lee Brinkley Birth: October 29, 1857 28 29 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 25, 1927 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |