Christopher Columbus McGinnis KingAge: 62 years1844–1907
- Name
- Christopher Columbus McGinnis King
- Given names
- Christopher Columbus McGinnis
- Surname
- King
 Birth | November 17, 1844 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 months)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 12 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 16 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 22 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 22 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 24 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Martha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen — View this family January 9, 1889 (Age 44 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Clay C King November 3, 1889 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen March 10, 1891 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Clara May King February 24, 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage | Nancy E Cummings — View this family May 18, 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy E Cummings February 17, 1896 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 |
 Census | June 14, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | March 24, 1907 (Age 62 years) |
| Death | Clay C King May 14, 1967 (Age 122 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hardy Cemetery |
| Family with Martha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen |
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Christopher Columbus McGinnis King Birth: November 17, 1844 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 24, 1907 — Montague, Texas, United States |
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Martha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen Birth: November 2, 1864 34 21 — Cooke, Texas, United States Death: March 10, 1891 — Cooke, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1889 — Young, Texas, United States |
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10 months son |
Clay C King Birth: November 3, 1889 44 25 — Freemound, Cooke, Texas, United States Death: May 14, 1967 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| Family with Nancy E Cummings |
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Christopher Columbus McGinnis King Birth: November 17, 1844 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 24, 1907 — Montague, Texas, United States |
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Nancy E Cummings Birth: November 28, 1854 — Texas, United States Death: February 17, 1896 — Freemound, Cooke, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: May 18, 1892 — Montague, Texas, United States |
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Clara May King Birth: February 24, 1892 47 37 — Freemound, Cooke, Texas, United States Death: October 6, 1983 — Carter, Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus McGinnis King - Household
ED 50 Montague, Texas, United States
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