Miles GibbonsAge: 71 years1838–1909
- Name
- Miles Gibbons
- Given names
- Miles
- Surname
- Gibbons
 Birth | June 24, 1838 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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 18 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 22 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 | Mary Ann Craney — View this family January 22, 1878 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 39 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 son#1 | George William Gibbons September 4, 1896 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 61 years) |
 Death | December 15, 1909 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery |
| Family with Mary Ann Craney |
| himself |
Miles Gibbons Birth: June 24, 1838 — Ireland Death: December 15, 1909 — Walnut, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann Craney Birth: December 25, 1859 — Iowa, United States Death: November 28, 1932 — Walnut, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: January 22, 1878 — Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
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19 years son |
George William Gibbons Birth: September 4, 1896 58 36 — Iowa, United States Death: November 9, 1961 — Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Miles Gibbons - Household
Walnut, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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