Sarah Alice DerrAge: 96 years1854–1951
- Name
- Sarah Alice Derr
- Given names
- Sarah Alice
- Surname
- Derr
- Married name
- Sarah Alice Moyer
 Birth | November 26, 1854 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 6 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 12 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 12 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 14 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 |
 Marriage | Jacob H Moyer — View this family about 1876 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William E Moyer April 1877 (Age 22 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Emma Moyer January 1879 (Age 24 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census with her husband, John Sauers |
| Birth of a son #3 | Philip Jonas Moyer November 25, 1881 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jacob H Moyer Jr August 1883 (Age 28 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Susan Moyer August 1885 (Age 30 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Laura May Moyer April 2, 1890 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | George Washington Moyer June 6, 1892 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Moyer June 1897 (Age 42 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Robert Foster Jr — Laura May Moyer — View this family about 1908 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Grace Matilda Foster February 8, 1909 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Foster August 13, 1912 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Margaret Foster August 31, 1913 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Raymond Clyde Foster February 17, 1917 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Blanche Viola Foster April 1, 1918 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 62 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 63 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 #6 | Eleanor M Foster July 22, 1919 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jacob H Moyer April 2, 1920 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Margaret E Moyer April 22, 1920 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Robert John Foster December 5, 1920 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 74 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Raymond Anthony Purcell — Laura May Moyer — View this family 1937 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 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 |
| Death of a son | Philip Jonas Moyer January 1, 1949 (Age 94 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 95 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 91 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 | August 15, 1951 (Age 96 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Identification number | L19G-6S4 Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with Jacob H Moyer |
| husband |
Jacob H Moyer Birth: February 21, 1850 — Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 2, 1920 — Kulpmont, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Alice Derr Birth: November 26, 1854 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: August 15, 1951 — Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: about 1876 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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16 months son |
William E Moyer Birth: April 1877 27 22 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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22 months daughter |
Mary Emma Moyer Birth: January 1879 28 24 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Philip Jonas Moyer Birth: November 25, 1881 31 26 — Lost Creek, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States Death: January 1, 1949 — Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States |
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21 months son |
Jacob H Moyer Jr Birth: August 1883 33 28 — Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Susan Moyer Birth: August 1885 35 30 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Laura May Moyer Birth: April 2, 1890 40 35 — Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 26, 1977 — Pine Grove, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
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2 years son |
George Washington Moyer Birth: June 6, 1892 42 37 — Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States Death: March 31, 1965 — Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
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5 years son |
John Moyer Birth: June 1897 47 42 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Jacob H Moyer - Household
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Jacob H Moyer Jr - Household
Mt Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Jacob H Moyer - Household
Kulpmont, Northumberland, Pennsylvania,
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