Samuel Oxsheer KerleyAge: 69 years1828–1897
- Name
- Samuel Oxsheer Kerley
- Given names
- Samuel Oxsheer
- Surname
- Kerley
 Birth | April 6, 1828 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 years)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 7 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 |
 Marriage | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby — View this family about 1846 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Joshua Kerley November 24, 1847 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 son #2 | Daniel Kerley about 1849 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sarah Elizabeth Kerley June 24, 1851 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Greenberry E Kerley May 14, 1853 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Emelia Catherine “Millie” Kerley October 7, 1855 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Washington Kerley November 6, 1858 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 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 wife | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1863 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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 38 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 38 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 40 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Greenberry E Kerley — Margaret Ann Sherrill — View this family about 1876 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Eli Gather Kerley May 1, 1877 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 49 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Raymond Kerley April 11, 1879 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Addie Kerley April 8, 1881 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Charles “Charlie” Kerley May 22, 1883 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Dossie Catherine Kerley September 7, 1885 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Thomas Jefferson Kerley December 22, 1886 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Gracie Kerley October 26, 1889 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Gracie Kerley November 28, 1889 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | James Kerley September 26, 1891 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | John W Kerley October 22, 1892 (Age 64 years) |
 Death | July 7, 1897 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wilson Cemetery |
| Family with Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby |
| himself |
Samuel Oxsheer Kerley Birth: April 6, 1828 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: July 7, 1897 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby Birth: about 1824 25 30 — Alabama, United States Death: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1846 — |
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23 months son |
Joshua Kerley Birth: November 24, 1847 19 23 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 28, 1921 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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2 years son |
Daniel Kerley Birth: about 1849 20 25 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth Kerley Birth: June 24, 1851 23 27 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 23, 1923 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months son |
Greenberry E Kerley Birth: May 14, 1853 25 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1928 — Suwannee, Florida, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Emelia Catherine “Millie” Kerley Birth: October 7, 1855 27 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 21, 1936 — Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
William Washington Kerley Birth: November 6, 1858 30 34 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 2, 1935 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |