The Shemwell Family

John M RobinsonAge: 75 years18551931

Name
John M Robinson
Given names
John M
Surname
Robinson
Birth August 27, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 months)

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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageElnora WhitneyView this family
December 5, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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
#1
Lelia Dean Robinson
February 15, 1899 (Age 43 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rosemary L Bunn
1919 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childFrederic Dean RansLelia Dean RobinsonView this family
December 24, 1919 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Dean Junior Rans
March 9, 1925 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Donald Eugene Rans
June 19, 1929 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 74 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 April 28, 1931 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fulton Cemetery
Family with Elnora Whitney - View this family
himself
John M Robinson
Birth: August 27, 1855Ohio, United States
Death: April 28, 1931Fulton, Indiana, United States
wife
Elnora Whitney
Birth: September 18, 1860Ohio, United States
Death: July 21, 1949Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 5, 1880Delaware, Ohio, United States
18 years
daughter
Lelia Dean Robinson
Birth: February 15, 1899 43 38Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 7, 1991Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John M Robinson - Household

Liberty Township, Pope, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Robinson, John MheadWMAug185544M19OHPAPAFarming0YesYesYesOMF
Robinson, NorawifeWFNov186039M1943OHOHOHYesYesYes
Robinson, DessiedaughterWFDec188118SOHOHOHAt School6YesYesYes
Robinson, HarrysonWMJune188316SMOOHOHAt School6YesYesYes
Robinson, LeiladaughterWFFeb18991SINOHOH