The Shemwell Family

John Robert KillianAge: 51 years18581910

Name
John Robert Killian
Given names
John Robert
Surname
Killian
Birth December 1858
MarriageSarah L WarbingtonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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 19 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 daughter
#1
Laura Mae Killian
December 4, 1895 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dilmus Watson Killian
November 2, 1897 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 1910 (Age 51 years)

Family with Sarah L Warbington - View this family
himself
wife
Sarah L Warbington
Birth: January 5, 1872Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1928Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Laura Mae Killian
Birth: December 4, 1895 37 23Missouri, United States
Death: August 17, 1975Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
23 months
son
Dilmus Watson Killian
Birth: November 2, 1897 38 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

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