Philomena Isabella “Mena” WaltherAge: 50 years1842–1892
- Name
- Philomena Isabella “Mena” Walther
- Given names
- Philomena Isabella
- Surname
- Walther
- Nickname
- Mena
- Married name
- Philomena Isabella Gunti
 Birth | September 12, 1842 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Urs Joseph Gunti — View this family January 31, 1860 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | George William Gunti March 28, 1864 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 24 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 24 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 26 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a husband | Urs Joseph Gunti September 12, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 35 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 granddaughter #1 | Leonara Gunti 1891 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George William Gunti — Annie Marie Thoma — View this family January 14, 1891 (Age 48 years) |
 Death | November 19, 1892 (Age 50 years) |
| Family with Urs Joseph Gunti |
| husband |
Urs Joseph Gunti Birth: May 8, 1832 — Kleinlützel, Bezirk Thierstein, Solothurn, Switzerland Death: September 12, 1870 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Philomena Isabella “Mena” Walther Birth: September 12, 1842 — Switzerland Death: November 19, 1892 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1860 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
George William Gunti Birth: March 28, 1864 31 21 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 1928 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Urs William Gunti - Household
Shelby, Tennessee
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