Rebecca “Becky” EstesAge: 82 years1808–1890
- Name
- Rebecca “Becky” Estes
- Given names
- Rebecca
- Surname
- Estes
- Nickname
- Becky
- Married name
- Rebecca Gragg
 Birth | January 8, 1808 |
 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 |
 Marriage | Enoch Gragg — View this family March 16, 1829 (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 son#1 | Edmund Gragg calculated 1833 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg February 6, 1834 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Selena Gragg October 1835 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 27 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 #4 | Leonard Gragg calculated 1837 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sophia Gragg calculated 1839 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Elizabeth Gragg calculated 1841 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | America Adeline “Addie” Gragg March 29, 1842 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Minerva “Nervie” Gragg June 1848 (Age 40 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Cordelia Emeline “Cordelie” Gragg May 23, 1852 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elisha Gragg — Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg — View this family calculated 1857 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Larry Leonard Gragg February 5, 1858 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin James Hines — America Adeline “Addie” Gragg — View this family September 10, 1858 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Asbury Coffey — Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg — View this family October 19, 1858 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William S Coffey January 9, 1859 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Louise Coffey November 12, 1859 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Robert Hines calculated 1859 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Henry Kelly “Caleb” Coffey August 24, 1861 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Martha Eva Coffey calculated 1863 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 53 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Alexander Haley Davis — Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg — View this family September 13, 1866 (Age 58 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Isabelle Davis April 5, 1868 (Age 60 years) |
| 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 grandson | William S Coffey calculated 1870 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | August 3, 1870 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Enoch J Davis about 1872 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Willard Sylvester Davis March 15, 1874 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Alexander Boone Davis August 1875 (Age 67 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 son | Edmund Gragg before 1880 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | October 1890 (Age 82 years) |
| Family with Enoch Gragg |
| husband |
Enoch Gragg Birth: calculated 1805 21 15 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: calculated 1893 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Rebecca “Becky” Estes Birth: January 8, 1808 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1890 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 16, 1829 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years son |
Edmund Gragg Birth: calculated 1833 28 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1880 |
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13 months daughter |
Chaney Elvira “Clannie” Gragg Birth: February 6, 1834 29 26 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 15, 1923 — Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Selena Gragg Birth: October 1835 30 27 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Burial: |
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2 years son |
Leonard Gragg Birth: calculated 1837 32 28 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Sophia Gragg Birth: calculated 1839 34 30 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth Gragg Birth: calculated 1841 36 32 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: May 1, 1920 — Ventura, California, United States |
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15 months daughter |
America Adeline “Addie” Gragg Birth: March 29, 1842 37 34 — Collettsville, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1927 — Crossnore, Avery, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Minerva “Nervie” Gragg Birth: June 1848 43 40 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 17, 1922 |
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4 years daughter |
Cordelia Emeline “Cordelie” Gragg Birth: May 23, 1852 47 44 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1936 — Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Enoch Gragg - Household
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Enoch Gragg - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Enoch Gragg - Household
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Enoch Gragg - Household
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