Rebecca Jane EllisAge: 97 years1839–1937
- Name
- Rebecca Jane Ellis
- Given names
- Rebecca Jane
- Surname
- Ellis
- Married name
- Rebecca Jane Wilson
Shared note: Samuel E Wilson Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | October 6, 1839 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | James Hamilton Wilson — View this family August 6, 1863 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 27 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 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Samuel E Wilson February 1869 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 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 |
 Census | July 12, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel E Wilson — Centennial Rose Barnett — View this family February 26, 1896 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Florence M Wilson February 12, 1899 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Fern Wilson October 20, 1901 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Clifford A Wilson 1907 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Hamilton Wilson May 11, 1909 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Clifford A Wilson September 9, 1912 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Clara Dee Wilson August 11, 1913 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Cecyl Rae Wilson October 28, 1915 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 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 77 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 78 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 granddaughter | Florence M Wilson January 22, 1924 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 89 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 | July 31, 1937 (Age 97 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Family with James Hamilton Wilson |
| husband |
James Hamilton Wilson Birth: August 3, 1836 — Guernsey, Ohio, United States Death: May 11, 1909 — Allen, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Rebecca Jane Ellis Birth: October 6, 1839 — Indiana, United States Death: July 31, 1937 — Allen, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 6, 1863 — Piatt, Illinois, United States |
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6 years son |
Samuel E Wilson Birth: February 1869 32 29 — Kansas, United States Death: January 25, 1944 — Kansas, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Hamilton Wilson - Household
Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, United States
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| Name | Samuel E Wilson Obituary and Family Listing
Hold Samuel E. Wilson
Funeral on Tuesday
Samuel E. Wilson, age 74, died at Chanute hospital last Saturday
night.
Mr. Wilson was born in Alien county and has lived practically all of his life in this vicinity. For the past twenty-five years he has farmed about four miles south of Iola. He was primarily a stockman and was a well known breeder of draft horses. His horses were exhibited at a number of fairs. Mr. Wilson was a member of the First Methodist church, Iola.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Harry Burns, Iola, Mrs. Carl Burgess, Parsons, and Mrs. Marvin Hodges, Pasadena, Calif., two grand children and his sister, Miss Frances A. Wilson, former Allen county treasurer, with whom he has made his home since his wife died some years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m., Tuesday, at the Waugh
Funeral Home by the Rev. C. E. Sisney. Burial will be at the Iola cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137164939/samuel-e-wilson |