Martha Francis “Mattie” ElbertAge: 50 years1852–1902
- Name
- Martha Francis “Mattie” Elbert
- Given names
- Martha Francis
- Surname
- Elbert
- Nickname
- Mattie
- Married name
- Martha Francis Cornelius
 Birth | May 15, 1852 24 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Ella Elbert 1853 (Age 7 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel H Elbert 1856 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Elbert 1858 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a brother | William T Elbert April 1860 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | June 8, 1860 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sophia Hockaday after 1860 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elbert 1866 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | William F Elbert 1866 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 14 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 14 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 16 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 27, 1870 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Ernest A Cornelius — View this family February 11, 1875 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Harry Cornelius 1876 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 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 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Dorothy Cornelius May 1881 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a husband | Ernest A Cornelius April 3, 1882 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Julius G Herndon September 16, 1882 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ella Elbert February 5, 1883 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Weston Herndon July 20, 1884 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 48 years) |
 Death | October 16, 1902 (Age 50 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Knob Noster, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William F Elbert Birth: 1828 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1866 — Johnson, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Weston Herndon Birth: May 20, 1830 30 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1884 — Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 5, 1851 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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9 months herself |
Martha Francis “Mattie” Elbert Birth: May 15, 1852 24 21 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 16, 1902 — Missouri, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Ella Elbert Birth: 1853 25 22 — Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1883 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Samuel H Elbert Birth: 1856 28 25 — Henry, Missouri, United States Death: July 1909 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry Elbert Birth: 1858 30 27 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
William T Elbert Birth: April 1860 32 29 — Henry, Missouri, United States Death: |
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7 years younger sister |
Mary Elbert Birth: 1866 38 35 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Ernest A Cornelius |
| husband |
Ernest A Cornelius Birth: April 18, 1842 — Indiana, United States Death: April 3, 1882 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Martha Francis “Mattie” Elbert Birth: May 15, 1852 24 21 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 16, 1902 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 11, 1875 — Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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23 months son |
Harry Cornelius Birth: 1876 33 23 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Dorothy Cornelius Birth: May 1881 39 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William F Elbert - Household
Henry, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Weston Herndon - Household
Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Ernest A Cornelius - Household
Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Martha Francis “Mattie” Elbert - Household
Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
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