Martha Marie SexsonAge: 79 years1864–1944
- Name
- Martha Marie Sexson
- Given names
- Martha Marie
- Surname
- Sexson
- Married name
- Martha Marie Atkins
 Birth | September 18, 1864 42 38 |
 Marriage | … Atkins — View this family unknown |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | David Acuff March 18, 1865 (Age 6 months) |
 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 1867 (Age 2 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 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Commodore P Sexson February 25, 1868 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Isaac William Sexson November 1, 1869 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Henrietta Jane Sexson 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Laura Sexson December 29, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | James David Sexson January 17, 1887 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac William Sexson August 27, 1892 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Lemuel Boone Sexson December 25, 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 |
| Death of a brother | Sarah Sexson March 14, 1899 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Virginia Sexson April 19, 1901 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Acuff March 8, 1906 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joel Mallicoat Sexson July 2, 1909 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Winfield Scott Sexson October 22, 1914 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 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 brother | Elmore Jefferson “Elmer” Sexson February 8, 1931 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Joel Sexson April 27, 1943 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | February 5, 1944 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: December 1, 1821 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1893 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: October 29, 1825 25 25 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1906 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1842 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Sarah Sexson Birth: estimated 1845 23 19 — Indiana, United States Death: March 14, 1899 |
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2 years elder sister |
Henrietta Jane Sexson Birth: January 3, 1847 25 21 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: 1878 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Winfield Scott Sexson Birth: February 20, 1849 27 23 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Laura Sexson Birth: March 24, 1852 30 26 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: December 29, 1880 |
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16 months elder brother |
William Joel Sexson Birth: July 17, 1853 31 27 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
Joel Mallicoat Sexson Birth: September 7, 1854 32 28 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: July 2, 1909 |
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16 months elder brother |
James David Sexson Birth: January 15, 1856 34 30 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: January 17, 1887 — Lenora, Norton, Kansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Virginia Sexson Birth: August 15, 1858 36 32 — Indiana, United States Death: April 19, 1901 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Elmore Jefferson “Elmer” Sexson Birth: May 6, 1861 39 35 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: February 8, 1931 |
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3 years herself |
Martha Marie Sexson Birth: September 18, 1864 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: February 5, 1944 |
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3 years younger brother |
Commodore P Sexson Birth: February 25, 1868 46 42 — Shelby, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1955 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Isaac William Sexson Birth: November 1, 1869 47 44 — Shelby, Illinois, United States Death: August 27, 1892 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
| Family with … Atkins |
| husband |
… Atkins Death: |
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Martha Marie Sexson Birth: September 18, 1864 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: February 5, 1944 |
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Marriage: — |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel A Sexson - Household
Illinois
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