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David Smith KennerAge: 51 years18491900

Name
David Smith Kenner
Given names
David Smith
Surname
Kenner
Birth August 9, 1849 34 34
Birth of a sisterSusan A Kenner
March 25, 1854 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherAndrew Jackson Kenner
May 13, 1859 (Age 9 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherJames Thomas Kenner
February 28, 1865 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
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Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 August 17, 1900 (Age 51 years)
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David Smith Kenner
Birth: August 9, 1849 34 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1900Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
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Susan A Kenner
Birth: March 25, 1854 39 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
5 years
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Andrew Jackson Kenner
Birth: May 13, 1859 44 44
Death: June 1, 1930Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
6 years
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