Albion R ChristianAge: 44 years1850–1895
- Name
- Albion R Christian
- Given names
- Albion R
- Surname
- Christian
 Birth | April 21, 1850 38 38 |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 |
 Census | November 8, 1850 (Age 6 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Christian October 20, 1858 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 25, 1860 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Shemwell December 4, 1862 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen W Christian October 23, 1864 (Age 14 years) Address: Battle of the Big Blue River Cause: Killed in battle |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 16 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 16 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 18 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 | September 3, 1870 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Etta K Shaw — View this family July 23, 1876 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Gracie D Christian February 3, 1882 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Curtis William Christian March 7, 1885 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Adelia Harris Christian March 29, 1886 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Rufus A Christian December 2, 1888 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Gracie D Christian December 7, 1894 (Age 44 years) |
 Death | January 15, 1895 (Age 44 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Allen Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander McEwing Christian Birth: about 1812 38 42 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Jane Shemwell Birth: October 29, 1811 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1862 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 14, 1830 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sarah Melvina Christian Birth: April 18, 1833 21 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1926 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian Birth: May 17, 1835 23 23 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 1, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Lemuel Christian Birth: September 21, 1837 25 25 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1925 — Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Allen W Christian Birth: 1841 29 29 — Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1864 — Battle of Byram's Ford, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary H J Christian Birth: 1844 32 32 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Adelia Harris Christian Birth: April 25, 1848 36 36 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1886 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years himself |
Albion R Christian Birth: April 21, 1850 38 38 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1895 — Kansas, United States |
| Family with Etta K Shaw |
| himself |
Albion R Christian Birth: April 21, 1850 38 38 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1895 — Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Etta K Shaw Birth: August 20, 1859 — Virden, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: July 27, 1917 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 23, 1876 — Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Gracie D Christian Birth: February 3, 1882 31 22 Death: December 7, 1894 — Kansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Curtis William Christian Birth: March 7, 1885 34 25 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: July 22, 1949 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Rufus A Christian Birth: December 2, 1888 38 29 — Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States Death: March 17, 1913 |
| Julius Miller + Etta K Shaw |
| wife’s husband |
Julius Miller Birth: 1864 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1950 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Etta K Shaw Birth: August 20, 1859 — Virden, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Death: July 27, 1917 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 23, 1916 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
Albion R Christian has 33 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Mother's family (29)
Parents James Shemwell + Nancy Green
Parents Thomas Holland + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Nancy Bone
Parents Nicholas Christian + Sarah “Sally” Shemwell
Parents Samuel Shemwell + Permelia Belinda Rickman
Parents William Green Shemwell + Susan Kerna Tabb
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Alexander McEwing Christian - Household
Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander McEwing Christian - Household
Jackson, Johnson, Missouri
Not sure Nannie Dobyns is daughter, last name right but age and bplace off. -b |