George Penich EdwardsAge: 80 years1867–1947
- Name
- George Penich Edwards
- Given names
- George Penich
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | September 16, 1867 22 21 |
 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 |
 Birth of a sister | Addie B Edwards November 3, 1869 (Age 2 years) |
| 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 brother | Andrew T Edwards May 23, 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew T Edwards July 24, 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mattie Lena Edwards August 15, 1877 (Age 9 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Nannie A Heltsley — View this family December 29, 1892 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Herbert Emery Edwards December 29, 1893 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Gabriella A Lee July 15, 1894 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nora Edwards September 27, 1897 (Age 30 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Jennie Edwards September 7, 1902 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mattie Lena Edwards 1903 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Leo Edwards April 11, 1911 (Age 43 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 son | Herbert Emery Edwards June 3, 1919 (Age 51 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 father | Howell B Edwards July 10, 1933 (Age 65 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 |
| 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 | October 1, 1947 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Howell B Edwards Birth: March 12, 1845 23 17 Death: July 10, 1933 |
| mother |
Gabriella A Lee Birth: February 20, 1846 45 44 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 15, 1894 |
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Marriage: October 10, 1866 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months himself |
George Penich Edwards Birth: September 16, 1867 22 21 Death: October 1, 1947 |
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2 years younger sister |
Addie B Edwards Birth: November 3, 1869 24 23 Death: 1965 |
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3 years younger brother |
Andrew T Edwards Birth: May 23, 1872 27 26 Death: July 24, 1872 |
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5 years younger sister |
Mattie Lena Edwards Birth: August 15, 1877 32 31 Death: 1903 |
| Family with Nannie A Heltsley |
| himself |
George Penich Edwards Birth: September 16, 1867 22 21 Death: October 1, 1947 |
| wife |
Nannie A Heltsley Birth: September 9, 1870 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 1960 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 29, 1892 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year son |
Herbert Emery Edwards Birth: December 29, 1893 26 23 Death: June 3, 1919 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Nora Edwards Birth: September 27, 1897 30 27 Death: August 21, 1967 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Jennie Edwards Birth: September 7, 1902 34 31 Death: |
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9 years son |
Leo Edwards Birth: April 11, 1911 43 40 Death: September 2, 1985 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |