George James RobertsAge: 73 years1858–1932
- Name
- George James Roberts
- Given names
- George James
- Surname
- Roberts
 Birth | November 17, 1858 26 26 |
 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Frank J Roberts about 1859 (Age 45 days) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Louis William Roberts March 25, 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 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 19 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 brother | Louis William Roberts January 5, 1890 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Walburga Baker November 29, 1891 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Catherine Elisabeth Schulmerich April 2, 1892 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George W Roberts — Sophia M Baker — View this family May 1897 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 brother | Frank J Roberts March 26, 1899 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Franciscus “Frank” Roberts March 26, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | George W Roberts March 13, 1914 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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 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 |
 Death | February 23, 1932 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George W Roberts Birth: January 1, 1832 24 23 — Hessen, Germany Death: March 13, 1914 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| mother |
Mary Walburga Baker Birth: about 1832 26 23 — Baden-Württemberg, Germany Death: November 29, 1891 — Riley, St. Clair, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: November 29, 1854 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Michael Alexander Roberts Birth: September 27, 1856 24 24 — Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States Death: August 27, 1937 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years himself |
George James Roberts Birth: November 17, 1858 26 26 — Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States Death: February 23, 1932 — Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Frank J Roberts Birth: about 1859 27 27 — St. Clair, Michigan, United States Death: March 26, 1899 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Louis William Roberts Birth: March 25, 1868 36 36 — St. Clair, Michigan, United States Death: January 5, 1890 — Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States |
| Father’s family with Sophia M Baker |
| father |
George W Roberts Birth: January 1, 1832 24 23 — Hessen, Germany Death: March 13, 1914 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
| step-mother |
Sophia M Baker Birth: April 1840 34 31 — Germany Death: January 15, 1913 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: May 1897 — Lambton, Ontario, Canada |