John Theodore MisbachAge: 73 years1855–1928
- Name
- John Theodore Misbach
- Given names
- John Theodore
- Surname
- Misbach
 Birth | August 21, 1855 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 | Mary Elizabeth Gatewood — View this family November 22, 1876 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 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 42 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 wife | Mary Elizabeth Gatewood May 18, 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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 | December 24, 1928 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with Mary Elizabeth Gatewood |
| himself |
John Theodore Misbach Birth: August 21, 1855 — Hollowayville, Bureau, Illinois, United States Death: December 24, 1928 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Gatewood Birth: March 6, 1852 — La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1901 — Muchakinock, Mahaska, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: November 22, 1876 — |
| Jacob Parke + Mary Elizabeth Gatewood |
| wife’s husband |
Jacob Parke Birth: June 25, 1835 25 24 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1874 — Linn, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Elizabeth Gatewood Birth: March 6, 1852 — La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1901 — Muchakinock, Mahaska, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: February 9, 1872 — Linn, Kansas, United States |
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9 months step-son |
William Marion Francis Parke Birth: November 24, 1872 37 20 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States Death: November 19, 1927 — Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States |