Minerva ValdenarAge: 83 years1832–1916
- Name
- Minerva Valdenar
- Given names
- Minerva
- Surname
- Valdenar
- Married name
- Minerva Bingham
 Birth | November 3, 1832 48 40 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 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 |
 Census | October 22, 1850 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Capt. George Bingham — View this family March 30, 1854 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | John Bingham about April 9, 1855 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a son | John Bingham November 3, 1855 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Edgar “Willie” Bingham April 9, 1857 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Alice Bingham August 1858 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 1, 1860 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | F E Bingham about 1861 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham February 1865 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 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 34 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 34 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham August 25, 1868 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 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 |
| Census | June 10, 1870 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | George Herbert Bingham June 1871 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Edgar “Willie” Bingham — Margaret “Maggie” Grubb — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 8, 1878 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 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 grandson #1 | Edgar Ardenne Bingham 1879 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | June 6, 1880 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Chester M Bingham 1882 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Rolla Sylvester Bingham January 2, 1884 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Lonnie Victor Bingham September 24, 1885 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Charles A Bingham 1887 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charles A Bingham 1889 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Standard Shemwell — Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham — View this family November 5, 1890 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Bessie Lorene Bingham January 9, 1891 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Ralph Bingham Shemwell October 22, 1891 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lardner Clark Swinney — Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham — View this family Type: Civil marriage December 22, 1891 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Herbert Bingham — Mary Maud Turley — View this family October 17, 1893 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Luna L Bingham 1894 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Kate Adelle Swinney March 15, 1894 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Ruth Valdenar Shemwell May 18, 1894 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mary Emma Swinney March 1896 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | William Ray Shemwell December 2, 1897 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 65 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 grandson #13 | Walter N Bingham October 28, 1898 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a son | F E Bingham before 1900 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell February 22, 1900 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Luna L Bingham July 2, 1900 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a granddaughter | Luna L Bingham 1900 (Age 67 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Census | June 26, 1900 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Edgar Ardenne Bingham 1901 (Age 68 years) |
| Burial of a grandson | Edgar Ardenne Bingham 1901 (Age 68 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Herbert Alexander Shemwell May 27, 1902 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a husband | Capt. George Bingham September 1, 1904 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Chester M Bingham 1905 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham 1905 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Rachel Kibler Shemwell August 29, 1906 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a son | William Edgar “Willie” Bingham February 27, 1911 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ralph Bingham Shemwell February 4, 1913 (Age 80 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 83 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | June 13, 1916 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Valdenar Birth: about 1784 — Maryland, United States Death: Saline, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Darcus Aldridge Birth: about 1792 — Maryland, United States Death: Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 8, 1812 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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17 years elder sister |
Eliza F Valdenar Birth: February 1829 45 37 — Maryland, United States Death: October 12, 1917 — Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States |
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4 years herself |
Minerva Valdenar Birth: November 3, 1832 48 40 — Montgomery, Maryland, United States Death: June 13, 1916 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Capt. George Bingham |
| husband |
Capt. George Bingham Birth: August 24, 1824 30 18 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: September 1, 1904 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Minerva Valdenar Birth: November 3, 1832 48 40 — Montgomery, Maryland, United States Death: June 13, 1916 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 30, 1854 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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1 year son |
John Bingham Birth: about April 9, 1855 30 22 Death: November 3, 1855 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Edgar “Willie” Bingham Birth: April 9, 1857 32 24 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 27, 1911 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Mary Alice Bingham Birth: August 1858 33 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
F E Bingham Birth: about 1861 36 28 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: before 1900 |
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4 years daughter |
Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham Birth: February 1865 40 32 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: 1905 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Birth: August 25, 1868 44 35 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
George Herbert Bingham Birth: June 1871 46 38 — Saline, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 1932 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household
Vanburen & 8th Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Minerva Valdenar - Household
Main Street Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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