Edward Payson MartinAge: 83 years1848–1931
- Name
- Edward Payson Martin
- Given names
- Edward Payson
- Surname
- Martin
 Birth | November 17, 1848 44 44 |
 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 |
 Birth of a sister | Catherine J Martin September 1853 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | Robert D Martin January 23, 1861 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 18 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 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 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 |
| Death of a mother | Janet Smith about 1877 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: 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 1898 (Age 49 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 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 68 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 69 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 80 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 | December 29, 1931 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert D Martin Birth: February 27, 1804 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 1861 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Janet Smith Birth: about 1804 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1877 |
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Marriage: April 20, 1829 — Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder sibling |
… Martin Birth: about 1830 25 26 Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
John P Martin Birth: January 4, 1833 28 29 — Jefferson, Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
William A Martin Birth: about 1835 30 31 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
James H Martin Birth: about 1837 32 33 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
Samuel E Martin Birth: March 20, 1842 38 38 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary E Martin Birth: about 1844 39 40 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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5 years himself |
Edward Payson Martin Birth: November 17, 1848 44 44 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1931 — Lamont, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Catherine J Martin Birth: September 1853 49 49 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1933 — Los Angeles, California, United States |