Robert L CrenshawAge: 73 years1827–1900
- Name
- Robert L Crenshaw
- Given names
- Robert L
- Surname
- Crenshaw
 Birth | January 8, 1827 |
 Marriage | Rachal R Robertson — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 8 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Grace M Crenshaw 1851 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ida C Crenshaw January 14, 1853 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 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 34 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 39 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 39 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 41 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 |
| Marriage of a child | John Thaddeus Ellis — Ida C Crenshaw — View this family November 13, 1872 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Bessie E Ellis December 1874 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John Florian Ellis September 16, 1876 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Everett Ellis May 20, 1878 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 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 grandson #4 | Newton B Ellis November 14, 1879 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William Everett Ellis July 3, 1880 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ida Inez Ellis November 15, 1882 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | John Florian Ellis August 25, 1883 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ida Inez Ellis November 19, 1883 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | John T Ellis Jr. January 1885 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Grace Louise Ellis May 1887 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ida C Crenshaw August 20, 1891 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Thaddeus Ellis — Grace M Crenshaw — View this family October 19, 1892 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Rachal R Robertson January 10, 1895 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 71 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 |
| Death of a daughter | Grace M Crenshaw September 4, 1898 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | September 8, 1900 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with Rachal R Robertson |
| himself |
Robert L Crenshaw Birth: January 8, 1827 Death: September 8, 1900 |
| wife |
Rachal R Robertson Birth: January 20, 1832 Death: January 10, 1895 |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Grace M Crenshaw Birth: 1851 23 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 4, 1898 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ida C Crenshaw Birth: January 14, 1853 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 20, 1891 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |