Susan Elizabeth KeithAge: 21 years1855–1877
- Name
- Susan Elizabeth Keith
- Given names
- Susan Elizabeth
- Surname
- Keith
 Birth | September 12, 1855 28 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Rufus Wilson Keith April 6, 1856 (Age 6 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 months)Note: 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 | Robert Foster Keith February 5, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | James Foster Keith May 3, 1863 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 of a parent | James Wesley Erwin — Narcissa Elizabeth Howe — View this family February 6, 1870 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Thursa A Erwin October 18, 1871 (Age 16 years) |
 Death | June 11, 1877 (Age 21 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Foster Keith Birth: about 1827 — Jackson, Alabama, United States Death: May 3, 1863 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Narcissa Elizabeth Howe Birth: May 31, 1833 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1920 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: February 10, 1850 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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2 months elder sister |
Sarah Jane Keith Birth: April 5, 1850 23 16 — Greene, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: January 12, 1923 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Rhoda Ann Keith Birth: December 13, 1852 25 19 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1927 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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3 years herself |
Susan Elizabeth Keith Birth: September 12, 1855 28 22 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: June 11, 1877 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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7 months younger brother |
Rufus Wilson Keith Birth: April 6, 1856 29 22 — Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: April 29, 1947 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Robert Foster Keith Birth: February 5, 1860 33 26 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: May 23, 1917 — McKinley, Polk, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with James Wesley Erwin |
| step-father |
James Wesley Erwin Birth: about 1827 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 27, 1884 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Narcissa Elizabeth Howe Birth: May 31, 1833 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1920 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: February 6, 1870 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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20 months half-sister |
Thursa A Erwin Birth: October 18, 1871 44 38 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: September 9, 1938 — Ventura, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with John T Smith |
| step-father |
John T Smith Death: |
| mother |
Narcissa Elizabeth Howe Birth: May 31, 1833 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1920 — Star, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: February 13, 1887 — Polk, Missouri, United States |