Robert TurnbullAge: 70 years1850–1920
- Name
- Robert Turnbull
- Given names
- Robert
- Surname
- Turnbull
 Birth | January 11, 1850 |
 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 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 |
 Marriage | Mary Louise Harrison — View this family December 17, 1874 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | George Harrison Turnbull October 20, 1878 (Age 28 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 |
| Marriage of a child | George Harrison Turnbull — Ethel Alice Shemwell — View this family November 29, 1906 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Harrison Turnbull January 24, 1908 (Age 58 years) Associate: James Walter Turnbull
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| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Walter Turnbull January 24, 1908 (Age 58 years) Associate: George Harrison Turnbull
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| Death of a grandson | George Harrison Turnbull September 20, 1910 (Age 60 years) |
 Occupation | USA Congressman between March 8, 1910 and March 3, 1913 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Laura Nell Turnbull March 12, 1915 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Louise Harrison September 26, 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 65 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 66 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 67 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 | January 22, 1920 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
| Family with Mary Louise Harrison |
| himself |
Robert Turnbull Birth: January 11, 1850 — Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death: January 22, 1920 — Virginia, United States |
| wife |
Mary Louise Harrison Birth: January 25, 1856 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death: September 26, 1916 |
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Marriage: December 17, 1874 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States |
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4 years son |
George Harrison Turnbull Birth: October 20, 1878 28 22 — Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death: June 27, 1947 — Vigo, Indiana, United States |