Susannah IhrigAge: 67 years1841–1909
- Name
- Susannah Ihrig
- Given names
- Susannah
- Surname
- Ihrig
- Married name
- Susannah Breshears
 Birth | October 29, 1841 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | John Martin VanBuren Breshears — View this family January 30, 1862 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Ellen Breshears September 15, 1869 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Methusalah Colbert — Elizabeth Ellen Breshears — View this family September 28, 1890 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Leona May Colbert August 3, 1897 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 | October 3, 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Family with John Martin VanBuren Breshears |
| husband |
John Martin VanBuren Breshears Birth: November 19, 1840 39 34 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1922 — Benton, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Susannah Ihrig Birth: October 29, 1841 — Hanover, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 3, 1909 — Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 30, 1862 — Wheatland, Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Elizabeth Ellen Breshears Birth: September 15, 1869 28 27 — Alexander, Benton, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1941 — Tonasket, Okanogan, Washington, United States |