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James Austin GlantonAge: 81 years18481930

Name
James Austin Glanton
Given names
James Austin
Surname
Glanton
Birth November 1, 1848 43 32
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Death of a fatherJames Henry Jetor Glanton
August 2, 1850 (Age 21 months)
Note: 1850 Census recorded after individual died
Census September 20, 1850 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 12 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 18 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 18 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a brotherGoodson Austin Glanton
May 1, 1868 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 20 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
Death of a motherMary Ann Davidson
May 10, 1877 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 of a half-sisterHarriet Clementine Glanton
June 13, 1908 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterEdmonia Maria Glanton
September 16, 1915 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 67 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 68 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 69 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/
Death of a sisterAmanda Enfield Glanton
July 5, 1924 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 80 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death February 25, 1930 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Garland Brook Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: August 28, 1832Jefferson, Indiana, United States
1 year
elder brother
Goodson Austin Glanton
Birth: September 9, 1833 28 17Indiana, United States
Death: May 1, 1868Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
Amanda Enfield Glanton
Birth: September 1, 1835 30 19Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: July 5, 1924Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Mary Glanton
Birth: June 13, 1838 33 22Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: June 13, 1838Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Edmonia Maria Glanton
Birth: May 1841 36 25Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: September 16, 1915Santa Barbara, California, United States
8 years
himself
James Austin Glanton
Birth: November 1, 1848 43 32Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: February 25, 1930Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Amanda C Troutman - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 21, 1826Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
13 months
half-brother
William Austin Glanton
Birth: January 17, 1828 23 19Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: May 4, 1847Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
2 years
half-sister
Harriet Clementine Glanton
Birth: April 20, 1830 25 21Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Death: June 13, 1908Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Jetor Glanton - Household

Columbus, Indiana

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
James Henry Jetor Glantonhead45MWFarmer4000VA
Mary Ann Glantonwife34FWIN
Harriet Clementine Glantondaughter20FWIN
Goodson Austin Glantonson16MWLaborerINY
Amanda Enfield Glantondaughter14FWIN
Edmonia Maria Glantondaughter9FWINY
James Austin Glantonson1MWIN