John A Gragg1809–
- Name
- John A Gragg
- Given names
- John A
- Surname
- Gragg
 Birth | calculated 1809 25 19 |
 Birth of a brother | William M Gragg March 28, 1811 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | America “Merky” Gragg calculated 1813 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth “Betsey” Pulliam before 1814 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 3 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 brother | Isom Gragg calculated 1819 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harrison Gregg August 11, 1819 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jesse Gragg January 15, 1820 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary “Polly” Gragg calculated 1826 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Obediah “Jim” Gragg about 1827 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jesse Boone Sr. December 11, 1829 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth A Gragg April 5, 1830 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah McMahon about 1830 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 23 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 sister | Nicey C Gragg May 1834 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Obediah “Bill” Gragg Jr. October 20, 1847 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 37 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 |
| Death of a father | William Buchanan “Buck” Gragg May 3, 1856 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 48 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 brother | Isom Gragg calculated 1864 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 52 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 58 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 58 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 60 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 sister | America “Merky” Gragg before 1872 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celia Caroline Boone October 29, 1874 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | William M Gragg May 3, 1885 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Obediah “Jim” Gragg about 1886 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary “Polly” Gragg calculated 1890 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | Enoch Gragg calculated 1893 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harrison Gregg August 11, 1898 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 89 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 | Allen Gragg December 28, 1898 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nicey C Gragg calculated 1903 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth A Gragg July 24, 1907 (Age 98 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Gragg October 12, 1914 (Age 105 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 107 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 108 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 109 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/ |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Buchanan “Buck” Gragg Birth: June 20, 1783 25 24 — Albemarle, Virginia, United States Death: May 3, 1856 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Celia Caroline Boone Birth: about 1790 42 40 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: October 29, 1874 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1804 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Enoch Gragg Birth: calculated 1805 21 15 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1893 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Allen Gragg Birth: January 28, 1807 23 17 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 28, 1898 — Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years himself |
John A Gragg Birth: calculated 1809 25 19 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
William M Gragg Birth: March 28, 1811 27 21 — Mulberry, Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: May 3, 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
America “Merky” Gragg Birth: calculated 1813 29 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1872 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Isom Gragg Birth: calculated 1819 35 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1864 |
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7 months younger brother |
Harrison Gregg Birth: August 11, 1819 36 29 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: August 11, 1898 — Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States |
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5 months younger brother |
Jesse Gragg Birth: January 15, 1820 36 30 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: October 12, 1914 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Mary “Polly” Gragg Birth: calculated 1826 42 36 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1890 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
James Obediah “Jim” Gragg Birth: about 1827 43 37 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1886 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Elizabeth A Gragg Birth: April 5, 1830 46 40 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: July 24, 1907 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nicey C Gragg Birth: May 1834 50 44 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1903 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |