John Wesley DeMonbreunAge: 76 years1837–1914
- Name
- John Wesley DeMonbreun
- Given names
- John Wesley
- Surname
- DeMonbreun
 Birth | October 29, 1837 26 22 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Ellen DeMonbreun February 28, 1839 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Brown DeMonbreun December 17, 1841 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Brown DeMonbreun August 7, 1842 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Lee DeMonbreun April 30, 1843 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ellen DeMonbreun February 13, 1844 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Felix Marion DeMonbreun July 30, 1845 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Timothy DeMonbreun September 9, 1848 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 brother | Joseph Young DeMonbreun April 19, 1850 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elijah T DeMonbreun about 1851 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elijah T DeMonbreun about 1851 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Louisa Jane DeMonbreun August 19, 1852 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Hugheart “Sally” DeMonbreun January 11, 1853 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eliza Francis DeMonbreun January 11, 1853 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Hugheart “Sally” DeMonbreun July 9, 1853 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eliza Francis DeMonbreun July 9, 1853 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah “Sally” Hugheart July 9, 1853 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Felix DeMonbreun — Louisa M Grissom — View this family November 6, 1853 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Louisa Jane “Sis” DeMonbreun September 3, 1854 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Samuel Thomas “Samp” DeMonbreun May 20, 1858 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry Alexander DeMonbreun April 2, 1859 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 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 23 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 29 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 29 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Felix DeMonbreun October 5, 1868 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 31 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 father | John Felix DeMonbreun March 31, 1875 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Polly” Cagle May 6, 1876 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 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 half-brother | Henry Alexander DeMonbreun April 20, 1888 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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 | February 18, 1914 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Felix DeMonbreun Birth: September 25, 1811 22 22 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1875 — Washington, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah “Sally” Hugheart Birth: December 12, 1814 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 9, 1853 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 8, 1835 — Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Louisa Jane DeMonbreun Birth: October 13, 1835 24 20 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1852 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
John Wesley DeMonbreun Birth: October 29, 1837 26 22 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1914 — Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Mary Ellen DeMonbreun Birth: February 28, 1839 27 24 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1844 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Martha Brown DeMonbreun Birth: December 17, 1841 30 27 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: August 7, 1842 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
William Lee DeMonbreun Birth: April 30, 1843 31 28 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1925 — Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne, Colorado, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Felix Marion DeMonbreun Birth: July 30, 1845 33 30 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1919 — Marion, Grant, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Timothy DeMonbreun Birth: September 9, 1848 36 33 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: May 10, 1929 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Joseph Young DeMonbreun Birth: April 19, 1850 38 35 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 1924 — Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Elijah T DeMonbreun Birth: about 1851 39 36 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1851 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah Hugheart “Sally” DeMonbreun Birth: January 11, 1853 41 38 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: July 9, 1853 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
| younger sister |
Eliza Francis DeMonbreun Birth: January 11, 1853 41 38 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: July 9, 1853 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Louisa M Grissom |
| father |
John Felix DeMonbreun Birth: September 25, 1811 22 22 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1875 — Washington, Indiana, United States |
| step-mother |
Louisa M Grissom Birth: September 21, 1822 — Virginia, United States Death: March 2, 1887 — Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1853 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months half-sister |
Louisa Jane “Sis” DeMonbreun Birth: September 3, 1854 42 31 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: August 27, 1921 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Samuel Thomas “Samp” DeMonbreun Birth: May 20, 1858 46 35 — Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States Death: April 4, 1943 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months half-brother |
Henry Alexander DeMonbreun Birth: April 2, 1859 47 36 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1888 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |