John TheobaldAge: 76 years1820–1896
- Name
- John Theobald
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Theobald
 Birth | 1820 |
 Marriage | Maria E “Mary” Leister — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 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 daughter#1 | Amelia C “Mele” Theobald October 1, 1849 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry Theobald February 27, 1851 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lucy Theobald Theobald October 25, 1857 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 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 41 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 47 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 47 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Joseph Henry Finley August 14, 1868 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 49 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mintie Idella Theobald August 1872 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Jesse L Atwood August 31, 1877 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Nettie Leray Atwood Atwood December 22, 1878 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 58 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 granddaughter #5 | Lillie Dale Atwood September 8, 1880 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Felix F Atwood June 12, 1886 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Bettie Atwood September 4, 1890 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Bettie Atwood March 11, 1893 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Joseph Henry Finley December 24, 1894 (Age 74 years) Cause: Accidental Shooting |
 Death | March 20, 1896 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery Note: John is buried in an unmarked grave in the Joseph Finley plot. |
| Family with Maria E “Mary” Leister |
| himself |
John Theobald Birth: 1820 — Germany Death: March 20, 1896 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Maria E “Mary” Leister Birth: 1825 — Germany Death: June 2, 1897 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Amelia C “Mele” Theobald Birth: October 1, 1849 29 24 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: February 2, 1925 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months son |
Henry Theobald Birth: February 27, 1851 31 26 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: September 17, 1922 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Lucy Theobald Theobald Birth: October 25, 1857 37 32 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1931 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| Burial | John is buried in an unmarked grave in the Joseph Finley plot. |
| Note | John Theobald was born in Prussia & immigrated to the US at New Orleans in the late 1840's. He moved his family to Trigg Co. KY by the mid-1850's and set up business as a boot & shoemaker.
Some years later he moved again to Mayfield and ran the same business with his son Henry on the courthouse square in Mayfield.
He was living on Water St. in Mayfield at the time of his death. |
| Note | John Theobald was born in Prussia & immigrated to the US at New Orleans in the late 1840's. He moved his family to Trigg Co. KY by the mid-1850's and set up business as a boot & shoemaker.
Some years later he moved again to Mayfield and ran the same business with his son Henry on the courthouse square in Mayfield.
He was living on Water St. in Mayfield at the time of his death. |