Virginia Emeline “Jane” DunnfieldAge: 87 years1852–1940
- Name
- Virginia Emeline “Jane” Dunnfield
- Given names
- Virginia Emeline
- Surname
- Dunnfield
- Married name
- Virginia Emeline Spry
- Nickname
- Jane
 Birth | July 1, 1852 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 8 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 14 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 14 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | John Henry Spry — View this family December 23, 1869 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 16 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 25 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#1 | Tina Mae Spry August 10, 1885 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Frances Ruth Spry September 1891 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Reuben Clark — Tina Mae Spry — View this family December 2, 1903 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Williard Rothchild Clark — Frances Ruth Spry — View this family January 14, 1908 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Henry Spry September 3, 1912 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 63 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 64 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 65 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 77 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 27, 1940 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Boonesboro Christian Church Cemetery |
| Family with John Henry Spry |
| husband |
John Henry Spry Birth: January 25, 1825 — Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Death: September 3, 1912 — Boons Lick, Howard, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Virginia Emeline “Jane” Dunnfield Birth: July 1, 1852 — Putnam, Virginia, United States Death: February 27, 1940 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1869 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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16 years daughter |
Tina Mae Spry Birth: August 10, 1885 60 33 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: May 6, 1977 — Howard, Missouri, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Frances Ruth Spry Birth: September 1891 66 39 — Missouri, United States Death: |