Reuben St Clair BlackburnAge: 34 years1842–1876
- Name
- Reuben St Clair Blackburn
- Given names
- Reuben St Clair
- Surname
- Blackburn
 Birth | February 6, 1842 32 22 |
 Birth of a brother | George Washington Blackburn July 26, 1847 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 |
 Census | July 24, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | James LaMar Blackburn August 30, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 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 19 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 |
| Death of a mother | Susanna St Clair July 3, 1865 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Foglesong — View this family April 10, 1866 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 24 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 24 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 26 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 |
 Death | February 15, 1876 (Age 34 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cline Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James LaMar Blackburn Birth: April 20, 1809 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1850 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Susanna St Clair Birth: June 29, 1819 — Hanover, Butler, Ohio, United States Death: July 3, 1865 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 7, 1837 — Indiana, United States |
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4 years himself |
Reuben St Clair Blackburn Birth: February 6, 1842 32 22 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 15, 1876 — Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
George Washington Blackburn Birth: July 26, 1847 38 28 — Indiana, United States Death: July 20, 1910 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Mary Foglesong |
| himself |
Reuben St Clair Blackburn Birth: February 6, 1842 32 22 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 15, 1876 — Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Mary Foglesong Birth: March 10, 1849 24 16 — Indiana, United States Death: December 20, 1907 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: April 10, 1866 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Charles Frederick Newmaster + Mary Foglesong |
| wife’s husband |
Charles Frederick Newmaster Birth: May 1860 — Indiana, United States Death: August 19, 1945 — Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Mary Foglesong Birth: March 10, 1849 24 16 — Indiana, United States Death: December 20, 1907 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1882 — Indiana, United States |
| Samuel C Gillespie + Mary Foglesong |
| wife’s husband |
Samuel C Gillespie Birth: about 1850 — Indiana, United States Death: before November 14, 1906 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Mary Foglesong Birth: March 10, 1849 24 16 — Indiana, United States Death: December 20, 1907 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 8, 1885 — Indiana, United States |
Reuben St Clair Blackburn has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James LaMar Blackburn - Household
Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
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