Roger WhitfieldAge: 58 years1843–1901
- Name
- Roger Whitfield
- Given names
- Roger
- Surname
- Whitfield
 Birth | February 10, 1843 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Malinda Clark — View this family September 10, 1864 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Elanor Whitfield June 17, 1865 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Emma M Whitfield September 25, 1867 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 23 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 23 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 25 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Rosa Whitfield March 13, 1870 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Rosa Whitfield February 10, 1872 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 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 child | Andrew Henry Mahaffie — Elizabeth Elanor Whitfield — View this family September 6, 1882 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Backus — Emma M Whitfield — View this family April 30, 1890 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a wife | Malinda Clark April 12, 1892 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 | February 20, 1901 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Indian Creek Christian Church Cemetery |
| Family with Malinda Clark |
| himself |
Roger Whitfield Birth: February 10, 1843 — England, United Kingdom Death: February 20, 1901 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Malinda Clark Birth: January 16, 1833 28 25 — Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1892 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: September 10, 1864 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Elizabeth Elanor Whitfield Birth: June 17, 1865 22 32 — Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: August 20, 1938 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Emma M Whitfield Birth: September 25, 1867 24 34 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: June 5, 1952 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Rosa Whitfield Birth: March 13, 1870 27 37 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 10, 1872 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Levi Parker Foglesong + Malinda Clark |
| wife’s husband |
Levi Parker Foglesong Birth: February 28, 1825 — Rush, Indiana, United States Death: August 28, 1862 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Malinda Clark Birth: January 16, 1833 28 25 — Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1892 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 17, 1848 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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13 months step-daughter |
Mary Foglesong Birth: March 10, 1849 24 16 — Indiana, United States Death: December 20, 1907 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Martha Foglesong Birth: February 13, 1851 25 18 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1893 — Tipton, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Sarah Foglesong Birth: 1853 27 19 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1944 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years step-son |
John William Foglesong Birth: January 20, 1855 29 22 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: May 21, 1946 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Phoebe Foglesong Birth: June 6, 1857 32 24 — Indiana, United States Death: October 21, 1926 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years step-son |
John Foglesong Birth: about 1859 33 25 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: |
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10 months step-daughter |
Rebecca Anne Foglesong Birth: November 15, 1859 34 26 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: May 5, 1860 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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19 months step-son |
Henry Levi Foglesong Birth: June 19, 1861 36 28 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 19, 1930 — Indiana, United States |