Margaret McGinnisAge: 77 years1855–1932
- Name
- Margaret McGinnis
- Given names
- Margaret
- Surname
- McGinnis
- Married name
- Margaret Berger
 Birth | September 12, 1855 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 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 |
 Marriage | Samuel Washington Berger — View this family December 17, 1874 (Age 19 years) |
| 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Berger March 6, 1885 (Age 29 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Francis Corwin Troutman April 12, 1907 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elmer “Stack” Troutman — Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Berger — View this family October 15, 1908 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Asa Burton “Ace” Troutman July 26, 1909 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Charles Edward Troutman October 28, 1911 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Eloise Elinor Troutman March 31, 1914 (Age 58 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Glendora Maxine Troutman August 20, 1918 (Age 62 years) |
| 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/ |
| Death of a husband | Samuel Washington Berger June 16, 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 of a grandson | Asa Burton “Ace” Troutman January 15, 1931 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | October 22, 1932 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Udall Cemetery |
| Family with Samuel Washington Berger |
| husband |
Samuel Washington Berger Birth: January 7, 1843 — Henry, Indiana, United States Death: June 16, 1929 — Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
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 |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Washington Berger - Household
Maple, Cowley, Kansas, United States
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