George Thomas MotsingerAge: 81 years1865–1947
- Name
- George Thomas Motsinger
- Given names
- George Thomas
- Surname
- Motsinger
 Birth | January 28, 1865 26 23 |
 Marriage | Lucy J Cornelius — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 23 months)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 23 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a father | Matthew J Motsinger November 21, 1886 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Guy Lucian Motsinger October 28, 1890 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Holland March 22, 1896 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 maternal grandfather | Lemuel W Harris June 21, 1903 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a mother | Cynthia Ann Harris March 16, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 80 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 25, 1947 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Matthew J Motsinger Birth: March 18, 1838 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: November 21, 1886 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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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| himself |
George Thomas Motsinger Birth: January 28, 1865 26 23 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1947 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lucy J Cornelius |
| himself |
George Thomas Motsinger Birth: January 28, 1865 26 23 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1947 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lucy J Cornelius Birth: February 28, 1866 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1949 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Guy Lucian Motsinger Birth: October 28, 1890 25 24 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1952 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |