George Washington BetzlerAge: 74 years1841–1915
- Name
- George Washington Betzler
- Given names
- George Washington
- Surname
- Betzler
 Birth | January 22, 1841 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 15 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 20 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 25 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 25 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 27 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 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 |
 Marriage | Daisy May Kinney — View this family March 20, 1901 (Age 60 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Georgia D Betzler January 5, 1906 (Age 64 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | June 15, 1915 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Cemetery |
| Family with Daisy May Kinney |
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George Washington Betzler Birth: January 22, 1841 — Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States Death: June 15, 1915 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Daisy May Kinney Birth: September 7, 1873 — Indiana, United States Death: February 9, 1928 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 20, 1901 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Georgia D Betzler Birth: January 5, 1906 64 32 — Illinois, United States Death: May 25, 1967 — Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Betzler - Household
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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