Lewis AbneyAge: 82 years1859–1941
- Name
- Lewis Abney
- Given names
- Lewis
- Surname
- Abney
 Birth | April 26, 1859 45 36 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 months)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 7 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 7 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 9 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 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Keelin — View this family December 10, 1884 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Clyde Abney April 4, 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Clyde Abney July 6, 1887 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Orley Abney April 19, 1888 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Eclen Abney April 2, 1890 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Arvel Abney March 20, 1892 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ruth Abney March 30, 1895 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | Johnathan Abney 1895 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth Abney January 8, 1896 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Orley Abney May 15, 1897 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Laura Abney August 12, 1897 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Laura Abney August 12, 1897 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Birth of a son #7 | Wayne Abney March 11, 1899 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Opal Gertrude Abney November 12, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a son | Wayne Abney September 17, 1902 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Emma Abney March 30, 1908 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Blanche Allen September 7, 1926 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Donald Eugene Allen April 25, 1931 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | June 26, 1941 (Age 82 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Johnathan Abney Birth: 1814 26 Death: 1895 — Harco, Saline, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mildred Ann Stone Birth: 1823 Death: Harco, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
Lewis Abney Birth: April 26, 1859 45 36 — West End, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: June 26, 1941 — West End, Saline, Illinois, United States |
| brother |
Scott Abney Death: Lubbock, Texas, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Keelin |
| himself |
Lewis Abney Birth: April 26, 1859 45 36 — West End, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: June 26, 1941 — West End, Saline, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Keelin Birth: March 25, 1861 31 31 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1944 — West End, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1884 — |
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2 years son |
Clyde Abney Birth: April 4, 1887 27 26 Death: July 6, 1887 |
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13 months son |
Orley Abney Birth: April 19, 1888 28 27 Death: May 15, 1897 |
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23 months son |
Eclen Abney Birth: April 2, 1890 30 29 Death: October 5, 1967 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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2 years son |
Arvel Abney Birth: March 20, 1892 32 30 Death: January 25, 1970 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruth Abney Birth: March 30, 1895 35 34 Death: January 8, 1896 |
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2 years daughter |
Laura Abney Birth: August 12, 1897 38 36 Death: August 12, 1897 |
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19 months son |
Wayne Abney Birth: March 11, 1899 39 37 Death: September 17, 1902 |
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3 years daughter |
Opal Gertrude Abney Birth: November 12, 1901 42 40 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1995 — Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Emma Abney Birth: March 30, 1908 48 47 Death: June 19, 1996 — Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States |
| son |
Namely Abney Death: |