James Madison MartinAge: 80 years1863–1944
- Name
- James Madison Martin
- Given names
- James Madison
- Surname
- Martin
 Birth | December 10, 1863 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 3 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 3 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 5 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 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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/ |
 Marriage | Emma Shummard — View this family February 14, 1925 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 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 |
 Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 66 years) |
 Death of a wife | Emma Shummard April 4, 1934 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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 |
 Death | January 9, 1944 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Family with Emma Shummard |
| himself |
James Madison Martin Birth: December 10, 1863 — Christian, Illinois, United States Death: January 9, 1944 — Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Emma Shummard Birth: April 27, 1862 26 26 — Clermont, Ohio, United States Death: April 4, 1934 — Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 14, 1925 — Clermont, Ohio, United States |
| John Edward Smith + Emma Shummard |
| wife’s husband |
John Edward Smith Birth: January 23, 1863 37 35 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: 1935 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Emma Shummard Birth: April 27, 1862 26 26 — Clermont, Ohio, United States Death: April 4, 1934 — Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: July 25, 1886 — Crawford, Kansas, United States |
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11 months step-daughter |
Florence May Smith Birth: June 27, 1887 24 25 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: August 27, 1972 — Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States |
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19 months step-daughter |
Daisy Iona Smith Birth: January 12, 1889 25 26 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: May 6, 1966 — Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States |
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20 months step-daughter |
Byrdie Leona Smith Birth: September 15, 1890 27 28 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: March 9, 1958 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Thressa Floy Smith Birth: November 8, 1892 29 30 — Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: July 10, 1968 — Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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7 years step-daughter |
Velma Donny Smith Birth: February 3, 1900 37 37 — Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, United States Death: July 27, 1987 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Madison Martin - Household
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States
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