Barbara Elizabeth MurffAge: 85 years1795–1880
- Name
- Barbara Elizabeth Murff
- Given names
- Barbara Elizabeth
- Surname
- Murff
- Married name
- Barbara Elizabeth Stack
 Birth | about 1795 |
 Marriage | Adam Stack — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 8 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 17 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Birth of a son#1 | J F Stack June 1816 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jacob Marion Stack April 26, 1824 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Uriah Samuel Stack January 2, 1826 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha A Catherine Stack July 1829 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 37 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #5 | David W Stack December 14, 1833 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | George Washington Stack June 6, 1835 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 40 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #7 | William H H Stack about 1838 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Ellenda Elizabeth Stack about 1840 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 51 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 |
 Census | September 25, 1850 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jacob Marion Stack — Lucretia Basford — View this family December 10, 1854 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Leonard Lynch Stack about 1858 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack August 13, 1859 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 62 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 husband | Adam Stack about 1860 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | June 22, 1860 (Age 65 years) Note: Occupation: Farmer |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Sarah Elizabeth Stack September 6, 1861 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a son | Jacob Marion Stack November 2, 1864 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 66 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 72 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 72 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 74 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 | July 14, 1870 (Age 75 years) Note: Occupation: Keeping House |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 83 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 10, 1880 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | about 1880 (Age 85 years) |
 Last change | January 27, 2023 – 06:37:58 by: Brian Shemwell |
| Family with Adam Stack |
| husband |
Adam Stack Birth: about 1790 — South Carolina, United States Death: about 1860 — Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Barbara Elizabeth Murff Birth: about 1795 — South Carolina, United States Death: about 1880 — Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
J F Stack Birth: June 1816 26 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
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8 years son |
Jacob Marion Stack Birth: April 26, 1824 34 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 2, 1864 |
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20 months son |
Uriah Samuel Stack Birth: January 2, 1826 36 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1901 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Martha A Catherine Stack Birth: July 1829 39 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
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4 years son |
David W Stack Birth: December 14, 1833 43 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1916 — Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months son |
George Washington Stack Birth: June 6, 1835 45 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 19, 1917 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
William H H Stack Birth: about 1838 48 43 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Ellenda Elizabeth Stack Birth: about 1840 50 45 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
No family available
| Census | Occupation: Farmer |
| Census | Occupation: Keeping House |