Silas KittleAge: 66 years1848–1915
- Name
- Silas Kittle
- Given names
- Silas
- Surname
- Kittle
 Birth | August 1848 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
 Marriage | Rebecca Elizabeth Holland — View this family after 1913 (Age 64 years) |
 Death | 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with Rebecca Elizabeth Holland |
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Silas Kittle Birth: August 1848 — Indiana, United States Death: 1915 — Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Rebecca Elizabeth Holland Birth: June 20, 1853 23 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 1941 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: after 1913 — |
| Thomas Jefferson Eaglin + Rebecca Elizabeth Holland |
| wife’s husband |
Thomas Jefferson Eaglin Birth: May 9, 1853 — Missouri, United States Death: July 11, 1904 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Rebecca Elizabeth Holland Birth: June 20, 1853 23 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 1941 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1871 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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1 year step-daughter |
Lewetta Belle “Laura” Eaglin Birth: February 11, 1872 18 18 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: October 6, 1944 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Cora Alice “Carry” Eaglin Birth: July 18, 1874 21 21 — Illinois, United States Death: May 13, 1883 — Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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2 years step-son |
William Roy Eaglin Birth: October 28, 1876 23 23 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 4, 1934 — Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States |
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2 years step-son |
George Washington Eaglin Birth: January 14, 1879 25 25 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 27, 1948 — Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Daisy Anna L Eaglin Birth: January 3, 1882 28 28 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1951 — Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Sebra Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eaglin Birth: December 11, 1883 30 30 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: November 14, 1950 — Farina, Fayette, Illinois, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Amasa Wesley Eaglin Birth: January 17, 1887 33 33 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1965 — Marion, Illinois, United States |