Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree » Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Hurt (1855-1924)

Personal data Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Hurt 


Household of Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Hurt

She is married to William Henry Oakes.

They got married on April 1, 1875 at Metcalfe Co., Kentucky, she was 19 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Eugene Shelton Oakes  1875-1949 
  2. William David Oakes  1876-1953
  3. James Joseph Oakes  1877-1949 
  4. Evy Lena Oakes  1889-1924
  5. Nellie May Oakes  1892-1901
  6. Linwood Oakes  1878-????
  7. John Buford Oakes  1880-1881
  8. Calydonia Oakes  1882-1883
  9. Estilla Moss Oakes  1883-1909
  10. Sarah Jane Oakes  1885-1950
  11. Basil Mitchell Oakes  1886-1956 

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Birthday May 6, 1855

  • The temperature on May 6, 1855 was about 14.5 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 22 » The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
    • June 1 » The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
    • June 4 » Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USSSupply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
    • July 4 » The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.
    • September 29 » The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.
    • November 16 » David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.

Day of marriage April 1, 1875

  • The temperature on April 1, 1875 was about 10.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
    • February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
    • May 1 » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Day of death January 11, 1924

  • The temperature on January 11, 1924 was between 1.0 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
    • March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
    • April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
    • May 8 » The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
    • May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
    • December 24 » Albania becomes a republic.


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