Edward G CheekAge: 16 years1854–1870
- Name
- Edward G Cheek
- Given names
- Edward G
- Surname
- Cheek
 Birth | about 1854 35 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Jane Cheek January 8, 1855 (Age 12 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin F Cheek before 1860 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | F C Cheek before 1860 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | September 8, 1860 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha “Patsey” McGehee after 1860 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 | before 1870 (Age 16 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Randolph Edmond Cheek Birth: about 1819 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| mother |
Sarah Ann Allen Birth: June 7, 1826 26 20 — Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1894 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1844 — Missouri, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Birth: November 5, 1845 26 19 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 1937 — Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Benjamin F Cheek Birth: about 1847 28 20 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: before 1860 |
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3 years elder sister |
F C Cheek Birth: about 1849 30 22 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: before 1860 |
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8 months elder sister |
Pernecia Emeline Cheek Birth: August 19, 1849 30 23 — Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1922 — Coryell, Texas, United States |
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5 years himself |
Edward G Cheek Birth: about 1854 35 27 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1870 |
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1 year younger sister |
Mary Jane Cheek Birth: January 8, 1855 36 28 — Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1928 — Hylton, Nolan, Texas, United States |
Edward G Cheek has 11 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (11)
Parents John Franklin Allen + Susan Wright
Parents John Franklin Allen + Caroline Sarah Coleman
Parents Joseph Matthew Allen + Mary Johnson
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household
Grayson, Texas, United States
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