Samuel E SwaffordAge: 81 years1823–1905
- Name
- Samuel E Swafford
- Given names
- Samuel E
- Surname
- Swafford
 Birth | November 17, 1823 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Emeline Roberson — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 8 years)Note: 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 11 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 22 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary R Swafford March 4, 1859 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 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 37 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 43 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 43 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 45 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eliza Florence Swafford July 1, 1874 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Walter Nichols “Big Walter” Swafford December 24, 1876 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Emeline Roberson December 29, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 74 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 | July 31, 1905 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with Elizabeth Emeline Roberson |
| himself |
Samuel E Swafford Birth: November 17, 1823 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: July 31, 1905 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Emeline Roberson Birth: September 8, 1836 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 29, 1880 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Mary R Swafford Birth: March 4, 1859 35 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 1, 1923 — Melvine, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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15 years daughter |
Eliza Florence Swafford Birth: July 1, 1874 50 37 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 14, 1921 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Walter Nichols “Big Walter” Swafford Birth: December 24, 1876 53 40 — Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States Death: August 7, 1939 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |