Francis Abney1839–
- Name
- Francis Abney
- Given names
- Francis
- Surname
- Abney
 Birth | December 1, 1839 32 27 |
 Marriage | Ann Summers — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | William A Abney 1842 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Paul Abney July 17, 1843 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Winnie L Abney 1845 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Felix Abney 1846 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 sister | Mildred Abney 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | Jousha Abney 1860 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | Paul Abney April 28, 1862 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a brother | William A Abney September 19, 1864 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 27 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 27 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 29 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 38 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 mother | Sarah Sally Stone 1891 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Felix Abney 1895 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 sister | Jane Elizabeth Abney September 19, 1901 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Abney January 20, 1910 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 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 77 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 78 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 89 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 of a sister | Mildred Abney 1934 (Age 94 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 102 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 106 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jousha Abney Birth: 1807 17 — Dickson, Tennessee, United States Death: 1860 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Sally Stone Birth: 1812 — Virginia, United States Death: 1891 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Jesse Abney Birth: May 10, 1832 25 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: January 20, 1910 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Jane Elizabeth Abney Birth: February 5, 1836 29 24 — Saline, Illinois, United States Death: September 19, 1901 — Kaufman, Texas, United States |
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4 years himself |
Francis Abney Birth: December 1, 1839 32 27 Death: Kaufman, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William A Abney Birth: 1842 35 30 Death: September 19, 1864 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Paul Abney Birth: July 17, 1843 36 31 Death: April 28, 1862 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Winnie L Abney Birth: 1845 38 33 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Felix Abney Birth: 1846 39 34 Death: 1895 |
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5 years younger sister |
Mildred Abney Birth: 1850 43 38 Death: 1934 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Ann Summers |
| himself |
Francis Abney Birth: December 1, 1839 32 27 Death: Kaufman, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Ann Summers Death: Kaufman, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: — |