The Shemwell Family

Robertine Buntin BeelerAge: 68 years18421911

Name
Robertine Buntin Beeler
Given names
Robertine Buntin
Surname
Beeler
Married name
Robertine Buntin Alton
Birth November 19, 1842
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 14 years)

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 18 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
MarriageRev Benjamin Van Camp AltonView this family
March 3, 1867 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas William Alton
December 6, 1867 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 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 24 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 26 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 June 14, 1870 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 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 55 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 January 24, 1911 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Knob Noster Cemetery
Family with Rev Benjamin Van Camp Alton - View this family
husband
Rev Benjamin Van Camp Alton
Birth: March 29, 1840Knox, Indiana, United States
Death: April 16, 1924Corder, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
herself
Robertine Buntin Beeler
Birth: November 19, 1842Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States
Death: January 24, 1911La Monte, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: March 3, 1867Knox, Indiana, United States
9 months
son
Thomas William Alton
Birth: December 6, 1867 27 25Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States
Death: January 30, 1948Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Rev Benjamin Van Camp Alton - Household

Harrison, Knox, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Alton, Benjamin Vhead30MWFarmer50001000IN
Alton, Robertinewife26FWKeeping HouseIN
Alton, William Tson2MWIN
Alton, Elizadaughter0 years 11 monthsFWINApr
Hutchinson, James C??12MWAt HomeINx