Martha M Sexson1864–
- Name
- Martha M Sexson
- Given names
- Martha M
- Surname
- Sexson
- Married name
- Martha M Atkins
 Birth | estimated 1864 42 38 |
 Marriage | … Atkins — View this family unknown |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | David Acuff March 18, 1865 (Age 14 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 3 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 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Comochose Sexson estimated 1868 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Williamson Sexson estimated 1869 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 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 father | Lemuel A Sexson December 25, 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 sister | Mary Virginia Sexson 1901 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Acuff March 8, 1906 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Winfield Scott Sexson 1914 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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 |
| 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 86 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lemuel A Sexson Birth: December 1, 1821 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1893 |
| 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: |
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3 years elder sister |
Henrietta Sexson Birth: estimated 1847 25 21 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Winfield Scott Sexson Birth: 1849 27 23 Death: 1914 |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Sexson Birth: estimated 1851 29 25 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Joel Sexson Birth: estimated 1853 31 27 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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12 years herself |
Martha M Sexson Birth: estimated 1864 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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-8 years elder brother |
James Sexson Birth: estimated 1855 33 29 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary Virginia Sexson Birth: 1858 36 32 Death: 1901 |
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4 years elder brother |
Jefferson Sexson Birth: estimated 1861 39 35 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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8 years younger brother |
Comochose Sexson Birth: estimated 1868 46 42 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Williamson Sexson Birth: estimated 1869 47 43 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| Family with … Atkins |
| husband |
… Atkins Death: |
| herself |
Martha M Sexson Birth: estimated 1864 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |