Samuel Franklin MilesAge: 90 years1862–1952
- Name
- Samuel Franklin Miles
- Given names
- Samuel Franklin
- Surname
- Miles
 Birth | January 29, 1862 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 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 4 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 6 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
 Marriage | Genevieve Lee “Jennie” Stagner — View this family May 29, 1904 (Age 42 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Grady Wilson Miles August 19, 1906 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wilton Samuel Miles August 21, 1907 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Perry Leslie Miles October 9, 1908 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Virgil Corbett Miles May 27, 1911 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Joseph Clarence Miles June 23, 1913 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Ethel Miles November 2, 1915 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Ethel Miles May 11, 1916 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Infant Miles October 27, 1917 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Infant Miles October 27, 1917 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 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 55 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 of a wife | Genevieve Lee “Jennie” Stagner January 5, 1919 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a son | Virgil Corbett Miles September 5, 1935 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 17, 1952 (Age 90 years) |
| Family with Genevieve Lee “Jennie” Stagner |
| himself |
Samuel Franklin Miles Birth: January 29, 1862 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 17, 1952 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Genevieve Lee “Jennie” Stagner Birth: December 9, 1880 36 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 5, 1919 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 29, 1904 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Grady Wilson Miles Birth: August 19, 1906 44 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1960 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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1 year son |
Wilton Samuel Miles Birth: August 21, 1907 45 26 Death: February 26, 1969 — Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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14 months son |
Perry Leslie Miles Birth: October 9, 1908 46 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 24, 1956 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Virgil Corbett Miles Birth: May 27, 1911 49 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 1935 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Joseph Clarence Miles Birth: June 23, 1913 51 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 7, 1980 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Ethel Miles Birth: November 2, 1915 53 34 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: May 11, 1916 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Infant Miles Birth: October 27, 1917 55 36 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1917 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |