America “Merky” GraggAge: 59 years1813–1872
- Name
- America “Merky” Gragg
- Given names
- America
- Surname
- Gragg
- Nickname
- Merky
- Married name
- America Harris
 Birth | calculated 1813 29 23 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth “Betsey” Pulliam before 1814 (Age 12 months) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: 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 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harrison Gregg August 11, 1819 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jesse Gragg January 15, 1820 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary “Polly” Gragg calculated 1826 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Obediah “Jim” Gragg about 1827 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jesse Boone Sr. December 11, 1829 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth A Gragg April 5, 1830 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah McMahon about 1830 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 19 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 21 years) |
 Marriage | Lewis John Harris — View this family calculated 1835 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 22 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 daughter #1 | Julia Ann Harris May 22, 1836 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Caroline Harris April 27, 1841 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Jane E Harris September 22, 1845 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Pinkney Harris January 4, 1846 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Eliza Adeline Harris calculated 1847 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Obediah “Bill” Gragg Jr. October 20, 1847 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 33 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Harris calculated 1850 (Age 37 years) |
 Census | July 24, 1850 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Celia Isabell Harris May 22, 1851 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Laura Harriett Harris August 27, 1855 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | William Buchanan “Buck” Gragg May 3, 1856 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Franklin Dickson — Martha Caroline Harris — View this family January 1858 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Margaret Ann Dickson October 30, 1858 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 44 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 daughter | Mary Harris before 1860 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1860 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Washington Moore — Martha Caroline Harris — View this family September 18, 1864 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isom Gragg calculated 1864 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 48 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 granddaughter #2 | Carrie Etta Moore November 23, 1865 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Rufus “Rufe” Moore August 26, 1867 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 54 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 54 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Columbus Washington “Lum” Moore December 5, 1869 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 56 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 | August 5, 1870 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | before 1872 (Age 59 years) |
| 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 elder brother |
John A Gragg Birth: calculated 1809 25 19 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years elder 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 herself |
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 |
| Family with Lewis John Harris |
| husband |
Lewis John Harris Birth: calculated 1816 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: December 19, 1884 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: calculated 1835 — |
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17 months daughter |
Julia Ann Harris Birth: May 22, 1836 20 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: February 29, 1916 — Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Martha Caroline Harris Birth: April 27, 1841 25 28 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1913 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Jane E Harris Birth: September 22, 1845 29 32 — Collettsville, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 2, 1921 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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3 months son |
John Pinkney Harris Birth: January 4, 1846 30 33 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 1928 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eliza Adeline Harris Birth: calculated 1847 31 34 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1880 |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Harris Birth: calculated 1850 34 37 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1860 |
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17 months daughter |
Celia Isabell Harris Birth: May 22, 1851 35 38 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1946 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Laura Harriett Harris Birth: August 27, 1855 39 42 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 9, 1942 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lewis John Harris - Household
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lewis John Harris - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lewis John Harris - Household
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