Reatha Anne Keelin1837–
- Name
- Reatha Anne Keelin
- Given names
- Reatha Anne
- Surname
- Keelin
- Married name
- Reatha Anne Knight
 Birth | about 1837 35 22 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Green Asbury Knight |
| Birth of a brother | George William Keelin April 9, 1837 |
| Birth of a sister | Zada Jane Keelin 1839 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Melessa C Keelin 1842 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Zeddock Keelin 1844 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Keelin about 1849 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lydia Keelin 1850 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Green Ashbury Knight — View this family December 25, 1853 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Keelin about 1855 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 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 father | Spencer Keelin March 2, 1865 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 30 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 30 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 32 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 41 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 brother | John Keelin May 15, 1884 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Green Asbury Knight — Eva C Lammpley — View this family August 17, 1886 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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 sister | Mary Keelin about 1900 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Keelin 1902 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | George William Keelin August 8, 1908 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zada Jane Keelin February 7, 1915 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 79 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 80 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 81 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 92 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 104 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 109 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 |
Spencer Keelin Birth: about 1802 — Virginia, United States Death: March 2, 1865 |
| mother |
Sarah “Sally” Cook Birth: about 1815 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
John Keelin Birth: June 1, 1829 27 14 Death: May 15, 1884 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Alexander Keelin Birth: about 1831 29 16 Death: 1902 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Louisa “Eliza” Keelin Birth: about 1835 33 20 Death: |
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3 years herself |
Reatha Anne Keelin Birth: about 1837 35 22 Death: |
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3 months brother |
George William Keelin Birth: April 9, 1837 35 22 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: August 8, 1908 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Zada Jane Keelin Birth: 1839 37 24 — Illinois, United States Death: February 7, 1915 — Rileyville, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Melessa C Keelin Birth: 1842 40 27 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Zeddock Keelin Birth: 1844 42 29 Death: |
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6 years younger brother |
Thomas Keelin Birth: about 1849 47 34 Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Lydia Keelin Birth: 1850 48 35 Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Mary Keelin Birth: about 1855 53 40 Death: about 1900 |
| Family with Green Ashbury Knight |
| husband |
Green Ashbury Knight Birth: about 1824 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| herself |
Reatha Anne Keelin Birth: about 1837 35 22 Death: |
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Marriage: December 25, 1853 — |
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| son |
Green Asbury Knight Birth: Franklin, Illinois, United States Death: |
| son |
William Knight Death: |
| son |
Charles L Knight Death: |
| daughter |
Narcissa Knight Death: |
| son |
John B Knight Death: |
| son |
James S Knight Death: |
| daughter |
Sarah I Knight Death: |
| daughter |
Mellissa Knight Death: |