Joseph James DykeAge: 83 years1856–1940
- Name
- Joseph James Dyke
- Given names
- Joseph James
- Surname
- Dyke
 Birth | April 12, 1856 42 32 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 4 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 |
 Birth of a brother | William Burrell Dyke June 11, 1867 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 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 10 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 12 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 | July 11, 1870 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Forney July 16, 1879 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Emma Louise Gray — View this family July 9, 1881 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Orpha Lorena “Rena” Dyke August 21, 1897 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 father | Simon Dyke July 1, 1903 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a wife | Emma Louise Gray October 27, 1907 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | May 21, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frederick Franklin Clapper — Orpha Lorena “Rena” Dyke — View this family July 4, 1913 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Freda Elvertta Clapper August 12, 1914 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Glee Howard Clapper January 9, 1922 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 73 years) |
 Death | March 28, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tabor Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Simon Dyke Birth: September 16, 1813 — Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States Death: July 1, 1903 — Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann Forney Birth: February 22, 1824 — Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States Death: July 16, 1879 — Anderson, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1842 — Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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25 years younger brother |
William Burrell Dyke Birth: June 11, 1867 53 43 — Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: June 23, 1947 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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-11 years himself |
Joseph James Dyke Birth: April 12, 1856 42 32 — Beaver Island, Manitou, Michigan, United States Death: March 28, 1940 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
| Family with Emma Louise Gray |
| himself |
Joseph James Dyke Birth: April 12, 1856 42 32 — Beaver Island, Manitou, Michigan, United States Death: March 28, 1940 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
| wife |
Emma Louise Gray Birth: April 2, 1860 — Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: October 27, 1907 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: July 9, 1881 — Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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16 years daughter |
Orpha Lorena “Rena” Dyke Birth: August 21, 1897 41 37 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: June 9, 1975 — Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
Joseph James Dyke has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Simon Dyke - Household
Ross, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph James Dyke - Household
Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Frederick Franklin Clapper - Household
Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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