Alvira BaxterAge: 57 years1844–1902
- Name
- Alvira Baxter
- Given names
- Alvira
- Surname
- Baxter
- Married name
- Alvira Pugh
 Birth | November 1, 1844 25 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson Baxter 1846 (Age 14 months) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 months)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 |
| Death of a mother | Susannah Stephenson 1850 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | September 14, 1850 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | John Amon Pugh — View this family about 1860 (Age 15 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Census | June 19, 1860 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Edward Alpheus Pugh June 28, 1861 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | George W Baxter 1862 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman November 15, 1864 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 22 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 22 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 24 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 30, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Alpheus Pugh — Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan — View this family January 26, 1887 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Earl Wayne Pugh February 19, 1888 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Winnie Lee Pugh January 9, 1890 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Ruth Ellen Pugh June 9, 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Jay Pugh December 11, 1894 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Inez May Pugh May 28, 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 | June 7, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Leon Edward Pugh August 24, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | May 2, 1902 (Age 57 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George W Baxter Birth: 1819 — Iowa, United States Death: 1862 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Susannah Stephenson Birth: 1821 31 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1850 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: May 16, 1842 — Holt, Missouri, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Margaret Prudence “Amanda” Baxter Birth: February 23, 1843 24 22 — Oregon, Holt, Missouri, United States Death: June 30, 1905 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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20 months herself |
Alvira Baxter Birth: November 1, 1844 25 23 — Holt, Missouri, United States Death: May 2, 1902 — Dade, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Jefferson Baxter Birth: 1846 27 25 — Oregon, Holt, Missouri, United States Death: 1928 — Holt, Nebraska, United States |
| Family with John Amon Pugh |
| husband |
John Amon Pugh Birth: November 5, 1836 35 31 — Indiana, United States Death: September 28, 1928 — Dade, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Alvira Baxter Birth: November 1, 1844 25 23 — Holt, Missouri, United States Death: May 2, 1902 — Dade, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1860 — Iowa, United States |
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18 months son |
Edward Alpheus Pugh Birth: June 28, 1861 24 16 — Holt, Taylor, Iowa, United States Death: November 18, 1919 — Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Rachel Margaret “Peggy” Troutman - Household
Holt, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Amon Pugh - Household
Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Amon Pugh - Household
Grant, Dade, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Amon Pugh - Household
Golden, Barton, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Amon Pugh - Household
Blairstown, Henry, Missouri, United States
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