Samuel Wiley ChristianAge: 77 years1862–1940
- Name
- Samuel Wiley Christian
- Given names
- Samuel Wiley
- Surname
- Christian
 Birth | August 1862 28 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Cora Lee Christian 1864 (Age 17 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 brother | Penick P Christian February 1867 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Lillie Floyd Christian July 18, 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 |
 Census | October 8, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillie Floyd Christian February 4, 1871 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Nicholas Christian March 15, 1872 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minnie Bett Christian January 13, 1874 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hassie John Christian May 15, 1877 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah “Sally” Shemwell October 1877 (Age 15 years) Cause: Died of Dropsy |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Bett Christian July 20, 1879 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | John Samuel Christian January 25, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | June 13, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Nancy V “Nannie” Boley — View this family 1887 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 mother | Elizabeth Ann Floyd October 14, 1914 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 67 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 brother | Kennelly Kevil “Kenny” Christian April 19, 1932 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cora Lee Christian April 14, 1935 (Age 72 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Death of a brother | Penick P Christian September 27, 1937 (Age 75 years) Cause: chronic myocarditis |
 Death | February 15, 1940 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Samuel Christian Birth: May 3, 1834 37 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Ann Floyd Birth: August 27, 1837 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1914 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 10, 1857 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Kennelly Kevil “Kenny” Christian Birth: April 8, 1859 24 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1932 — Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sally Lue Christian Birth: March 25, 1861 26 23 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1861 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months himself |
Samuel Wiley Christian Birth: August 1862 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1940 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Cora Lee Christian Birth: 1864 29 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 14, 1935 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Penick P Christian Birth: February 1867 32 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 27, 1937 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lillie Floyd Christian Birth: July 18, 1869 35 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1871 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Minnie Bett Christian Birth: January 13, 1874 39 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1879 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Hassie John Christian Birth: May 15, 1877 43 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 21, 1961 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Nancy V “Nannie” Boley |
| himself |
Samuel Wiley Christian Birth: August 1862 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1940 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Nancy V “Nannie” Boley Birth: December 2, 1869 Death: October 22, 1950 |
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Marriage: 1887 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
Samuel Wiley Christian has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (18)
Parents William Parham Christian + Mildred M Satterfield
Parents Phillip Kenly Christian + Margaret E Linebaugh
Parents Jephthah I Harris + Phada Jane “Fadie” Christian
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Samuel Christian - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Ann Floyd - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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