Martin SchirmAge: 82 years1830–1913
- Name
- Martin Schirm
- Given names
- Martin
- Surname
- Schirm
Shared note: William Schirm Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | December 20, 1830 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 |
 Marriage | Elisabeth Mollenkoph — View this family March 5, 1857 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 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 30 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 36 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 36 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 38 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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | William B “John” Schirm November 21, 1871 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 of a child | William B “John” Schirm — Bessie Barnett — View this family December 30, 1908 (Age 78 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Nancy Ann Schirm February 8, 1910 (Age 79 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William “Billy” Schirm 1913 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | August 29, 1913 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shaffer Cemetery |
| Family with Elisabeth Mollenkoph |
| himself |
Martin Schirm Birth: December 20, 1830 — Württemberg, Germany Death: August 29, 1913 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Elisabeth Mollenkoph Birth: December 5, 1838 — Wyandot, Ohio, United States Death: January 14, 1918 — Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 5, 1857 — Crawford, Ohio, United States |
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15 years son |
William B “John” Schirm Birth: November 21, 1871 40 32 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 26, 1946 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Martin Schirm - Household
Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Name | William Schirm Obituary and Family Listing
William SCHIRM, 75, lifelong resident here, died Thursday at a Logansport hospital.
He was born Nov. 21, 1871, near Kewanna, the son of Martin and Elizabeth SCHIRM.
Surviving are three children, Mrs. Minnie COCHRANE, Lakeville, Ind.; Mrs. Dorothy BRANIFF, and Robert SCHIRM, South Bend; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie EVANS and Mrs. Sadie BROOKS, of here; Mrs. Emina STEPHENS, Plymouth; six grandchildren.
The body is at the Harrison funeral chapel and rites will be there Saturday at 1:30, conductd by the Reverend Darwin LAVENGOOD. Burial will be in the Shaffer cemetery near Kewanna.
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Friday, December 27, 1946
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1946
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67801448/william-schirm |