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Charles Kilgore “CK” TollettAge: 59 years18481907

Name
Charles Kilgore “CK” Tollett
Given names
Charles Kilgore
Surname
Tollett
Nickname
CK
Birth January 31, 1848
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 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 13 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
MarriageElizabeth Temperance ParhamView this family
about 1874 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha Ann Tollett
November 8, 1874 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Lee Tollett
July 11, 1876 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Maynard “Will” Tollett
July 21, 1878 (Age 30 years)
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
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Mark H Tollett
August 11, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Emmett Tollett
May 25, 1883 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
August 15, 1886 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Elijah Gore Tollett
March 18, 1888 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Nancy L “Nannie” Tollett
September 18, 1889 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Lena Risas Tollett
March 1892 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Eulah Mae Tollett
March 5, 1894 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Delta Blanche Tollett
October 6, 1897 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 22, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Death August 22, 1907 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with Elizabeth Temperance Parham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1874Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
10 months
daughter
Martha Ann Tollett
Birth: November 8, 1874 26 20Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 7, 1959Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
Lee Tollett
Birth: July 11, 1876 28 22Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 18, 1946Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
2 years
son
Mark H Tollett
Birth: August 11, 1880 32 26Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1975Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
James Emmett Tollett
Birth: May 25, 1883 35 29Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1941Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Sarah Vern “Sallie” Tollett
Birth: August 15, 1886 38 32Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1962Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
son
Elijah Gore Tollett
Birth: March 18, 1888 40 34Nine Mile, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 27, 1943Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
18 months
daughter
Nancy L “Nannie” Tollett
Birth: September 18, 1889 41 35Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 25, 1977Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
Delta Blanche Tollett
Birth: October 6, 1897 49 43Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1994Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles Kilgore “CK” Tollett - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Tollett, Charles KWM32headMFarmerTNTNTN
Tollett, ElizabethWF27wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Tollett, Martha AWF5daughterSTNTNTN
Tollett, LeeWM3sonSTNTNTN
Tollett, William MWM1sonSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Kilgore “CK” Tollett - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tollett, Charles KheadWMJan184852M26TNTNTNFarmer
Tollett, Elizabeth TwifeWFDec185346M261111TNTNTN
Tollett, Sarah VdaughterWFAug188514S000TNTNTNAt School
Tollett, Elijah GsonWMMar188713STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, NancydaughterWFSep188910STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, Lena RdaughterWFMar18928STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, Eulah MdaughterWFMar18946STNTNTN
Tollett, Delta BdaughterWFOct18972STNTNTN