Emily Keelin1855–
- Name
- Emily Keelin
- Given names
- Emily
- Surname
- Keelin
- Married name
- Emily Comer
 Birth | February 10, 1855 25 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha Jane Keelin March 8, 1857 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William L Keelin May 2, 1859 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 22 months)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 brother | James Keelin about 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Keelin March 25, 1861 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John C Keelin February 2, 1863 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Spencer Keelin March 2, 1865 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | A Spencer Keelin April 14, 1865 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Amanda Ponolar Keelin July 22, 1868 (Age 13 years) |
| 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph W Keelin May 9, 1871 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Victoria Keelin 1872 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a sister | Victoria Keelin 1872 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Moses Comer — View this family November 5, 1875 (Age 20 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 |
| Death of a husband | Moses Comer December 8, 1880 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | John C Keelin April 30, 1881 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | John Keelin May 15, 1884 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Slaymaker July 22, 1894 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | William L Keelin April 23, 1896 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 brother | A Spencer Keelin September 24, 1899 (Age 44 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 |
| 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/ |
| 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 sister | Elizabeth Keelin March 16, 1944 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 86 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 94 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Joseph W Keelin January 1959 (Age 103 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda Ponolar Keelin April 28, 1959 (Age 104 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 90 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Keelin Birth: June 1, 1829 27 14 Death: May 15, 1884 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Jane Slaymaker Birth: May 29, 1829 44 — Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States Death: July 22, 1894 |
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Marriage: November 7, 1850 — Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
James Keelin Birth: 1851 21 21 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: about 1860 |
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2 years elder brother |
Samuel M Keelin Birth: February 15, 1853 23 23 Death: Logan, Illinois, United States |
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2 years herself |
Emily Keelin Birth: February 10, 1855 25 25 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha Jane Keelin Birth: March 8, 1857 27 27 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
William L Keelin Birth: May 2, 1859 29 29 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: April 23, 1896 |
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23 months younger sister |
Elizabeth Keelin Birth: March 25, 1861 31 31 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1944 — West End, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
John C Keelin Birth: February 2, 1863 33 33 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: April 30, 1881 |
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2 years younger brother |
A Spencer Keelin Birth: April 14, 1865 35 35 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: September 24, 1899 |
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3 years younger sister |
Amanda Ponolar Keelin Birth: July 22, 1868 39 39 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: April 28, 1959 — Commerce, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph W Keelin Birth: May 9, 1871 41 41 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: January 1959 — California, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Victoria Keelin Birth: 1872 42 42 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: 1872 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Moses Comer |
| husband |
Moses Comer Birth: August 26, 1850 Death: December 8, 1880 |
| herself |
Emily Keelin Birth: February 10, 1855 25 25 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 5, 1875 — |
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| daughter |
Ellen M Comer Death: |