Rufus Wilson KeithAge: 91 years1856–1947
- Name
- Rufus Wilson Keith
- Given names
- Rufus Wilson
- Surname
- Keith
 Birth | April 6, 1856 29 22 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 3 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 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Thursa A Erwin October 18, 1871 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Elizabeth Keith June 11, 1877 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a parent | John T Smith — Narcissa Elizabeth Howe — View this family February 13, 1887 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Robert Foster Keith May 23, 1917 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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/ |
| Death of a mother | Narcissa Elizabeth Howe July 27, 1920 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane Keith January 12, 1923 (Age 66 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sarah Jane Keith January 14, 1923 (Age 66 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Rhoda Ann Keith October 23, 1927 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Rhoda Ann Keith October 25, 1927 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 of a half-sister | Thursa A Erwin September 9, 1938 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 85 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 89 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 | April 29, 1947 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | May 2, 1947 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery |
| 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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 |