James Andrew TomerlinAge: 79 years1841–1920
- Name
- James Andrew Tomerlin
- Given names
- James Andrew
- Surname
- Tomerlin
 Birth | June 1, 1841 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 15 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 19 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 25 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 25 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 27 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 | Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell — View this family March 23, 1876 (Age 34 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William Herbert Tomerlin June 26, 1877 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 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 #2 | Martha Bell “Mattie” Tomerlin January 4, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Herbert Tomerlin — Lou Ann Fulkerson — View this family estimated 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Henry Graham — Martha Bell “Mattie” Tomerlin — View this family about 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Andrew Tomerlin 1897 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ruth Mable Graham April 18, 1897 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | John Andrew Tomerlin 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 granddaughter #3 | Margaret Dayton Tomerlin July 10, 1899 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | June 30, 1900 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Oscar Lee Tomerlin July 8, 1908 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | May 12, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 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 75 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 76 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/ |
| Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | July 15, 1920 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pond Run Cemetery |
| Family with Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell |
| himself |
James Andrew Tomerlin Birth: June 1, 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 15, 1920 — Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell Birth: December 1851 19 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1926 — Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 23, 1876 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months son |
William Herbert Tomerlin Birth: June 26, 1877 36 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1942 — Beaver Dam, Ohio, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Martha Bell “Mattie” Tomerlin Birth: January 4, 1880 38 28 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1960 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James A Tomerlin - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Andrew Tomerlin - Household
Cromwell, Ohio, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Andrew Tomerlin - Household
Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Andrew Tomerlin - Household
Rockport and Cromwell Road Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky
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