John Eldridge MarshallAge: 70 years1862–1933
- Name
- John Eldridge Marshall
- Given names
- John Eldridge
- Surname
- Marshall
 Birth | October 25, 1862 |
 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
 Marriage | Virginia “Jennie” Chilton — View this family April 23, 1891 (Age 28 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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Warren Shank Marshall October 23, 1909 (Age 46 years) Note: Based on the 1910 Census and WWII Draft Registration records, it appears that the year of Warren's birth is 1909 and not 1910 as per the Find-A-Grave site. The tombstone birth date appears to be incorrect. |
 Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 47 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/ |
| Census | January 17, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | August 27, 1933 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery |
| Family with Virginia “Jennie” Chilton |
| himself |
John Eldridge Marshall Birth: October 25, 1862 — Bedford, Virginia, United States Death: August 27, 1933 — Buchanan, Virginia, United States |
| wife |
Virginia “Jennie” Chilton Birth: April 17, 1872 — Bedford, Virginia, United States Death: June 13, 1953 — Roanoke, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: April 23, 1891 — Bedford, Virginia, United States |
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19 years son |
Warren Shank Marshall Birth: October 23, 1909 46 37 — Virginia, United States Death: June 27, 1969 — Botetourt, Virginia, United States |
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Eldridge Marshall - Household
Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Eldridge Marshall - Household
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Eldridge Marshall - Household
Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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