Robert Hamilton PenlandAge: 79 years1845–1925
- Name
- Robert Hamilton Penland
- Given names
- Robert Hamilton
- Surname
- Penland
 Birth | November 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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 | Harriett Eliza Burgin — View this family November 10, 1866 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Albert Aston Penland June 4, 1867 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 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 21 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 23 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland June 24, 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Caroline “Carrie” Penland June 1873 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Robert Penland about 1874 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel P Penland October 5, 1879 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Emma Penland August 17, 1884 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage | Martha E “Mattie” Moore — View this family March 4, 1886 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a wife | Harriett Eliza Burgin between 1884 and 1886 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Raymond Herbert Penland June 28, 1888 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Bonnie E Penland October 1890 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Nina Lesley Penland March 1892 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Gay Harvey Penland March 22, 1895 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Charles Wesley Penland October 5, 1897 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 |
 Census | June 6, 1900 (Age 54 years) Note: Census states Mary was a step daughter.. We think she is Mattie's step daughter - Roberts daughter with Harriett Burgin. -b & d |
| Marriage of a child | Nathan B Hunter — Mary Emma Penland — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 24, 1901 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Rose Hunter December 30, 1902 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha E “Mattie” Moore February 18, 1904 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage | Jessie B Nicholson — View this family November 21, 1904 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a wife | Jessie B Nicholson July 5, 1905 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth Hunter December 17, 1905 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Rose Hunter May 22, 1906 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a son | Samuel P Penland March 26, 1913 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. — Mary Emma Penland — View this family September 7, 1915 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Harriett Virginia Shemwell August 31, 1916 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 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 71 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 72 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. September 7, 1919 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Doris Mae Shemwell April 29, 1924 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | September 12, 1925 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with Harriett Eliza Burgin |
| himself |
Robert Hamilton Penland Birth: November 1845 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1925 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Harriett Eliza Burgin Birth: July 20, 1845 — McDowell, North Carolina, United States Death: between 1884 and 1886 |
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Marriage: November 10, 1866 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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7 months son |
Albert Aston Penland Birth: June 4, 1867 21 21 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 1, 1939 — Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Martha Adeline “Addie” Penland Birth: June 24, 1870 24 24 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 7, 1935 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Caroline “Carrie” Penland Birth: June 1873 27 27 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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19 months son |
John Robert Penland Birth: about 1874 28 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1931 — Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States |
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6 years son |
Samuel P Penland Birth: October 5, 1879 33 34 — Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 26, 1913 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Emma Penland Birth: August 17, 1884 38 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with Martha E “Mattie” Moore |
| himself |
Robert Hamilton Penland Birth: November 1845 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1925 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Martha E “Mattie” Moore Birth: August 1863 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 18, 1904 — Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1886 — Pigeon Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Raymond Herbert Penland Birth: June 28, 1888 42 24 — Cherokee, North Carolina, United States Death: March 10, 1928 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bonnie E Penland Birth: October 1890 44 27 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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18 months daughter |
Nina Lesley Penland Birth: March 1892 46 28 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1968 |
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3 years son |
Gay Harvey Penland Birth: March 22, 1895 49 31 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 3, 1930 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Charles Wesley Penland Birth: October 5, 1897 51 34 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1945 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Jessie B Nicholson |
| himself |
Robert Hamilton Penland Birth: November 1845 — Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1925 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Jessie B Nicholson Death: July 5, 1905 — Eagle Mills, Iredell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1904 — Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States |
| S M Young + Harriett Eliza Burgin |
| wife’s husband |
S M Young Death: |
| wife |
Harriett Eliza Burgin Birth: July 20, 1845 — McDowell, North Carolina, United States Death: between 1884 and 1886 |
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Marriage: December 1, 1859 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Minnie Marion Young Birth: September 1, 1863 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 25, 1913 |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Hamilton Penland - Household
Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina
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| Census | Census states Mary was a step daughter.. We think she is Mattie's step daughter - Roberts daughter with Harriett Burgin. -b & d |