Clara O MeltonAge: 73 years1836–1910
- Name
- Clara O Melton
- Given names
- Clara O
- Surname
- Melton
- Married name
- Clara O Long
 Birth | August 23, 1836 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | William Nevins Long — View this family December 25, 1860 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 30 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 30 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Samuel Walter Long February 2, 1868 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 32 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 41 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 28, 1880 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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 husband | William Nevins Long January 8, 1907 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | July 18, 1910 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove United Methodist Cemetery |
 Last change | July 11, 2018 – 10:18:27 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with William Nevins Long |
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Birth: February 12, 1832 34 33 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 8, 1907 — North Carolina, United States |
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Birth: August 23, 1836 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1910 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1860 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years son |
Samuel Walter Long Birth: February 2, 1868 35 31 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1956 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Long - Household
Logans Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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