Matthew J MotsingerAge: 48 years1838–1886
- Name
- Matthew J Motsinger
- Given names
- Matthew J
- Surname
- Motsinger
 Birth | March 18, 1838 |
 Marriage | Cynthia Ann Harris — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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 18 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a son#1 | George Thomas Motsinger January 28, 1865 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 39 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | November 21, 1886 (Age 48 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenridge Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Family with Cynthia Ann Harris |
| himself |
Matthew J Motsinger Birth: March 18, 1838 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: November 21, 1886 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Cynthia Ann Harris Birth: June 17, 1841 20 13 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 16, 1930 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
George Thomas Motsinger Birth: January 28, 1865 26 23 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1947 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |