Benjamin Franklin SeiberAge: 89 years1849–1938
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Seiber
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Seiber
 Birth | March 26, 1849 58 43 |
 Death of a half-brother | Samuel Seiber October 15, 1859 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a half-brother | Phillip “Pip” Seiber January 22, 1862 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 17 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 17 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 19 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 |
| Death of a father | Samuel Wesley Seiber December 20, 1871 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Massey Seiber January 10, 1876 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Wilkins May 6, 1877 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a half-brother | John J Seiber May 25, 1891 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Nancy Seiber March 6, 1894 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mariah Seiber October 10, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Analiza Seiber April 7, 1897 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Seiber June 27, 1904 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Frederick Seiber February 22, 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Frederick Seiber February 23, 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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 sister | Melinda Seiber May 2, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Melinda Seiber May 3, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Seiber May 21, 1929 (Age 80 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Elizabeth Seiber May 23, 1929 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 80 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 11, 1938 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | April 12, 1938 (1 day after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Wesley Seiber Birth: April 5, 1790 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Death: December 20, 1871 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Wilkins Birth: May 1, 1805 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 6, 1877 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 30, 1834 — Tennessee, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
Frederick Seiber Birth: September 3, 1835 45 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 22, 1916 — Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Seiber Birth: June 12, 1837 47 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 21, 1929 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Massey Seiber Birth: January 1, 1839 48 33 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1876 — Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Analiza Seiber Birth: September 27, 1842 52 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 1897 — Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Melinda Seiber Birth: June 9, 1847 57 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 2, 1920 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months himself |
Benjamin Franklin Seiber Birth: March 26, 1849 58 43 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 11, 1938 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Isabelle Elizabeth Frost |
| father |
Samuel Wesley Seiber Birth: April 5, 1790 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Death: December 20, 1871 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Isabelle Elizabeth Frost Birth: about 1792 27 24 — Washington, Virginia, United States Death: October 2, 1832 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1809 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months half-sister |
Nancy Seiber Birth: September 17, 1810 20 18 — Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1894 — Oliver Springs, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months half-brother |
Phillip “Pip” Seiber Birth: March 26, 1812 21 20 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1862 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Elijah Seiber Birth: April 28, 1816 26 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1842 |
| half-brother |
John J Seiber Birth: April 28, 1816 26 24 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: May 25, 1891 — Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years half-brother |
Thomas Seiber Birth: November 28, 1821 31 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 27, 1904 — Illinois, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Mariah Seiber Birth: February 28, 1827 36 35 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1896 — Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
Samuel Seiber Birth: February 28, 1827 36 35 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 15, 1859 — Tennessee, United States |
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6 years half-brother |
Columbus J Seiber Birth: October 1832 42 40 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: |