Edward E BighamAge: 71 years1861–1932
- Name
- Edward E Bigham
- Given names
- Edward E
- Surname
- Bigham
 Birth | May 11, 1861 |
 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 5 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 5 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 7 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 16 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 |
 Civil marriage | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar — View this family April 3, 1904 (Age 42 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 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 55 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 56 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/ |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 58 years) |
 Death of a wife | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar March 20, 1921 (Age 59 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar March 21, 1921 (Age 59 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 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 | July 11, 1932 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar |
| himself |
Edward E Bigham Birth: May 11, 1861 — Illinois, United States Death: July 11, 1932 — St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 3, 1904 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| Jackson Shemwell + Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar |
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Jackson Shemwell Birth: November 1858 42 29 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: |
| wife |
Lucille Maria “Nannie” Millar Birth: September 14, 1869 — Missouri, United States Death: March 20, 1921 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1885 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Divorce: October 9, 1902 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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10 months step-son |
Minor Bird Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1886 27 17 Death: July 3, 1888 — East Prairie, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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14 months step-daughter |
Mayme Lee Shemwell Birth: December 1887 29 18 — Missouri, United States Death: July 8, 1960 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years step-daughter |
Myrtle Shemwell Birth: March 1892 33 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1980 |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward E Bingham - Household
Chapman & Briam Rd. Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Mamie Shemwell - Household
1220 Strange Ave St. Louis, Missouri
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