Samuel Washington BergerAge: 86 years1843–1929
- Name
- Samuel Washington Berger
- Given names
- Samuel Washington
- Surname
- Berger
 Birth | January 7, 1843 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)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 13 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 18 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 23 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 23 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 25 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 |
 Marriage | Margaret McGinnis — View this family December 17, 1874 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Berger March 6, 1885 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 1, 1900 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Francis Corwin Troutman April 12, 1907 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elmer “Stack” Troutman — Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Berger — View this family October 15, 1908 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Asa Burton “Ace” Troutman July 26, 1909 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Charles Edward Troutman October 28, 1911 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Eloise Elinor Troutman March 31, 1914 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 72 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Glendora Maxine Troutman August 20, 1918 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 73 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 74 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 | June 16, 1929 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Udall Cemetery |
| Family with Margaret McGinnis |
| himself |
Samuel Washington Berger Birth: January 7, 1843 — Henry, Indiana, United States Death: June 16, 1929 — Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Margaret McGinnis Birth: September 12, 1855 — St Charles, Madison, Iowa, United States Death: October 22, 1932 — Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 17, 1874 — Warren, Iowa, United States |
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10 years daughter |
Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Berger Birth: March 6, 1885 42 29 — Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States Death: September 7, 1933 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Washington Berger - Household
Maple, Cowley, Kansas, United States
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