Mary Ellen BicknellAge: 82 years1872–1955
- Name
- Mary Ellen Bicknell
- Given names
- Mary Ellen
- Surname
- Bicknell
- Married name
- Mary Ellen Cates
 Birth | December 3, 1872 34 37 |
 Birth of a sister | Edna Jane Bicknell February 5, 1874 (Age 14 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John D Bicknell 1876 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 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 12, 1880 (Age 7 years) |
 Marriage | Dr. Horace Getchell Cates — View this family June 15, 1895 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 | John D Bicknell 1900 (Age 27 years) Cause: Meningitisis |
| Death of a husband | Dr. Horace Getchell Cates March 27, 1911 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | John Dustin Bicknell July 7, 1911 (Age 38 years) Cause: Myocarditis with cardiac dilation |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 56 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 mother | Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian November 1, 1931 (Age 58 years) Cause: Terminal Broncho Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 of a sister | Edna Jane Bicknell December 8, 1949 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 77 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 73 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 | July 17, 1955 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Dustin Bicknell Birth: June 25, 1838 — Chittenden, Vermont, United States Death: July 7, 1911 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian Birth: May 17, 1835 23 23 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 1, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: May 12, 1872 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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7 months herself |
Mary Ellen Bicknell Birth: December 3, 1872 34 37 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: July 17, 1955 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Edna Jane Bicknell Birth: February 5, 1874 35 38 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: December 8, 1949 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John D Bicknell Birth: 1876 37 40 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: 1900 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with John Thomas Dobyns |
| step-father |
John Thomas Dobyns Birth: September 21, 1829 Death: March 4, 1855 — Johnson, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian Birth: May 17, 1835 23 23 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 1, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: December 19, 1854 — Johnson, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Dr. Horace Getchell Cates |
| husband |
Dr. Horace Getchell Cates Birth: May 22, 1863 — East Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States Death: March 27, 1911 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| herself |
Mary Ellen Bicknell Birth: December 3, 1872 34 37 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: July 17, 1955 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: June 15, 1895 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Mary Ellen Bicknell has 20 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (20)
Parents Thomas Notley Rogers + Sarah Melvina Christian
Parents William Lemuel Christian + Emma Inez Walton
Parents John A Bradley + Adelia Harris Christian
Parents Albion R Christian + Etta K Shaw
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Dustin Bicknell - Household
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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