Mary H J Christian1844–
- Name
- Mary H J Christian
- Given names
- Mary H J
- Surname
- Christian
- Married name
- Mary H J Baker
 Birth | 1844 32 32 |
 Birth of a sister | Adelia Harris Christian April 25, 1848 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)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 |
| Birth of a brother | Albion R Christian April 21, 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | November 8, 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Christian October 20, 1858 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 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 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Shemwell December 4, 1862 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen W Christian October 23, 1864 (Age 20 years) Address: Battle of the Big Blue River Cause: Killed in battle |
 Religious marriage | William J Baker — View this family May 15, 1865 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 23 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 23 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 25 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 34 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 sister | Adelia Harris Christian March 29, 1886 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Albion R Christian January 15, 1895 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 72 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 73 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 74 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 brother | William Lemuel Christian April 2, 1925 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Melvina Christian December 30, 1926 (Age 82 years) Cause: Heart disease |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 85 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 |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian November 1, 1931 (Age 87 years) Cause: Terminal Broncho Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 97 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 106 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 102 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 |
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 herself |
Mary H J Christian Birth: 1844 32 32 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years younger 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 younger brother |
Albion R Christian Birth: April 21, 1850 38 38 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1895 — Kansas, United States |
| Family with William J Baker |
| husband |
William J Baker Death: |
| herself |
Mary H J Christian Birth: 1844 32 32 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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Marriage: May 15, 1865 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
Mary H J 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 |