Robert PhillipsAge: 56 years1860–1916
- Name
- Robert Phillips
- Given names
- Robert
- Surname
- Phillips
 Birth | April 29, 1860 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 6 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 6 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 8 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 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Nancy Lucindy “Nannie” Patton — View this family March 4, 1885 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | June 23, 1916 (Age 56 years) |
 Burial | June 25, 1916 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Family with Nancy Lucindy “Nannie” Patton |
| himself |
Robert Phillips Birth: April 29, 1860 — Madison, Alabama, United States Death: June 23, 1916 — Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Lucindy “Nannie” Patton Birth: October 20, 1860 26 38 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1947 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1885 — Madison, Alabama, United States |