Thomas StrahanAge: 67 years1838–1905
- Name
- Thomas Strahan
- Given names
- Thomas
- Surname
- Strahan
 Birth | 1838 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Martha Parker — View this family November 5, 1861 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 29 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 29 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 31 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 son#1 | Charles Edwin Strahan Sr April 15, 1874 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 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 60 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 |
 Census | 1905 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | June 4, 1905 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McPherson Cemetery |
| Family with Martha Parker |
| himself |
Thomas Strahan Birth: 1838 — Scotland Death: June 4, 1905 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Martha Parker Birth: July 10, 1842 — Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Death: April 14, 1927 — McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1861 — Simcoe, Ontario, Canada |
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12 years son |
Charles Edwin Strahan Sr Birth: April 15, 1874 36 31 — Empire, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: September 16, 1956 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
No family available
| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - Thomas Strahan - Household
Kansas, United States
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