Sarah Melvina ChristianAge: 93 years1833–1926
- Name
- Sarah Melvina Christian
- Given names
- Sarah Melvina
- Surname
- Christian
- Married name
- Sarah Melvina Rogers
 Birth | April 18, 1833 18 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy Benevolence Christian 1835 (Age 20 months) |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 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 |
| Birth of a brother | William Lemuel Christian September 21, 1837 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allen W Christian 1841 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary H J Christian 1844 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Adelia Harris Christian April 25, 1848 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 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 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 16 years) |
 Census | November 8, 1850 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas N Rogers — View this family March 11, 1852 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Betty Rogers 1856 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 23 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ella Rogers 1860 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel J Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nancy “Nannie” Rogers 1861 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Jane Shemwell December 4, 1862 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Allen W Christian October 23, 1864 (Age 31 years) Address: Battle of the Big Blue River Cause: Killed in battle |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 27 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 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Thomas Rogers 1865 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 33 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 33 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 35 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 44 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 52 years) Age: 38 |
| Death of a brother | Albion R Christian January 15, 1895 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 64 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 82 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 83 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 84 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 husband | Thomas N Rogers February 22, 1919 (Age 85 years) Cause: Carcinoma Liver |
| Burial of a husband | Thomas N Rogers February 24, 1919 (Age 85 years) Cemetery: Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | William Lemuel Christian April 2, 1925 (Age 91 years) |
 Death | December 30, 1926 (Age 93 years) Cause of death: Heart disease |
 Burial | January 1, 1927 (2 days after death) Cemetery: Crown Hill Cemetery |