Emma M WhitfieldAge: 84 years1867–1952
- Name
- Emma M Whitfield
- Given names
- Emma M
- Surname
- Whitfield
- Married name
- Emma M Backus
 Birth | September 25, 1867 24 34 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 months)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 sister | Rosa Whitfield March 13, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | September 23, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jonas Clark Sr October 15, 1870 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rosa Whitfield February 10, 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Price Lee April 24, 1886 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | William Backus — View this family April 30, 1890 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a mother | Malinda Clark April 12, 1892 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha Foglesong October 22, 1893 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 of a father | Roger Whitfield February 20, 1901 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Foglesong December 20, 1907 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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 half-sister | Phoebe Foglesong October 21, 1926 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 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-brother | Henry Levi Foglesong December 19, 1930 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Elanor Whitfield August 20, 1938 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Backus May 16, 1944 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Foglesong October 22, 1944 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | John William Foglesong May 21, 1946 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 82 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 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 | June 5, 1952 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Indian Creek Christian Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Roger Whitfield Birth: February 10, 1843 — England, United Kingdom Death: February 20, 1901 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 younger sister |
Rosa Whitfield Birth: March 13, 1870 27 37 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 10, 1872 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Mother’s family with Levi Parker Foglesong |
| step-father |
Levi Parker Foglesong Birth: February 28, 1825 — Rush, Indiana, United States Death: August 28, 1862 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
Sarah Foglesong Birth: 1853 27 19 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1944 — Indiana, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-brother |
John Foglesong Birth: about 1859 33 25 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: |
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10 months half-sister |
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 half-brother |
Henry Levi Foglesong Birth: June 19, 1861 36 28 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 19, 1930 — Indiana, United States |
| Family with William Backus |
| husband |
William Backus Birth: November 10, 1864 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: May 16, 1944 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: April 30, 1890 — Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Malinda Clark - Household
Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Malinda Clark - Household
Ed 23 Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
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