 Birth | January 21, 1852 Note: Death Certificate says Aug.9,1848 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 9 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 14 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 14 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 16 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 | Sarah Ann “Allie” Stults — View this family February 11, 1873 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Charles Franklin Rukes April 6, 1873 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Ann “Allie” Stults 1877 (Age 24 years) |
| Religious marriage | Elphina Ella Shemwell — View this family January 1, 1878 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 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 #2 | Harry Claud “H C” Rukes August 16, 1879 (Age 27 years) |
 Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Retta R Rukes November 1, 1881 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Bessie Irene Rukes May 26, 1893 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 2, 1900 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles C “Charlie” Brim — Retta R Rukes — View this family May 20, 1902 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Bessie Irene Brim March 25, 1903 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Harry Claud “H C” Rukes — Otis Lucinda Lewis — View this family October 5, 1904 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ardith Pauline Brim November 24, 1908 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 58 years) |
 Death | September 2, 1911 (Age 59 years) Cause of death: Compound Fracture kicked by horse |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Ridge Cemetery |