 Birth | February 27, 1852 41 33 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 9 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 14 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 14 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 16 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 |
 Religious marriage | Melvina Pamelia Thompson — View this family June 8, 1876 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Emily “Emma” Wassell April 4, 1877 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell December 23, 1878 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Warren Thompson Wassell July 26, 1880 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lola V “Lady V” Wassell February 16, 1882 (Age 29 years) |
 Occupation | Director 1882 (Age 29 years)Employer: Missouri Printing Company |
 Death | 1887 (Age 34 years) Note: The birth year listed in Find A Grave is incorrect. The birth year should be 1852. |