Eliga Riley TriplettAge: 23 years1895–1918
- Name
- Eliga Riley Triplett
- Given names
- Eliga Riley
- Surname
- Triplett
 Birth | June 7, 1895 48 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha A Triplett November 1896 (Age 16 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Louis Isaac Triplett January 23, 1899 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Bradley Triplett January 22, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | Lewis William Triplett May 1, 1911 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Thomas Cates — Nancy Mikeal — View this family January 12, 1916 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Isaac Mikeal between 1910 and 1920 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/ |
 Death | September 29, 1918 (Age 23 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lewis William Triplett Birth: October 1846 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: May 1, 1911 — Danville, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Mikeal Birth: March 15, 1868 28 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 27, 1947 — Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: August 19, 1890 — Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Silas Edward Triplett Birth: October 7, 1892 46 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 3, 1973 — Timberlake, Person, North Carolina, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Celia Carrie Triplett Birth: July 1893 46 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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11 months elder brother |
James Jacob Triplett Birth: June 7, 1894 47 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 21, 1973 — South Carolina, United States |
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1 year himself |
Eliga Riley Triplett Birth: June 7, 1895 48 27 — Surry, North Carolina, United States Death: September 29, 1918 |
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18 months younger sister |
Martha A Triplett Birth: November 1896 50 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Louis Isaac Triplett Birth: January 23, 1899 52 30 — Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States Death: April 13, 1983 — Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
James Bradley Triplett Birth: January 22, 1900 53 31 — Yadkin, North Carolina, United States Death: July 14, 1973 — Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Thomas Cates |
| step-father |
William Thomas Cates Birth: September 7, 1879 — Orange, North Carolina, United States Death: January 17, 1962 — Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Mikeal Birth: March 15, 1868 28 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 27, 1947 — Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 12, 1916 — Danville, Virginia, United States |