Cornelia E Sherrod1849–
- Name
- Cornelia E Sherrod
- Given names
- Cornelia E
- Surname
- Sherrod
 Birth | 1849 46 43 |
 Birth of a sister | Josephine Sherrod 1850 (Age 12 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 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 father | Samuel Sherrod after June 18, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Piety E Horn after June 18, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 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 68 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 69 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 of a sister | Mary Hester Sherrod January 7, 1922 (Age 73 years) Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 80 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 92 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 101 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 97 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Sherrod Birth: March 21, 1802 40 — Kentucky, United States Death: after June 18, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Piety E Horn Birth: 1806 43 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: after June 18, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1829 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Nathan H Sherrod Birth: 1830 27 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah E Sherrod Birth: 1832 29 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Fadie Sherrod Birth: 1834 31 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Priscilla Sherrod Birth: 1836 33 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy R Sherrod Birth: 1838 35 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Almarinda J Sherrod Birth: 1840 37 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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6 years elder sister |
Harriet Sherrod Birth: 1845 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Angeline T Sherrod Birth: 1847 44 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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13 months elder sister |
Mary Hester Sherrod Birth: January 1848 45 42 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1922 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years herself |
Cornelia E Sherrod Birth: 1849 46 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Josephine Sherrod Birth: 1850 47 44 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |