John Watson McIlvainAge: 72 years1859–1932
- Name
- John Watson McIlvain
- Given names
- John Watson
- Surname
- McIlvain
 Birth | August 27, 1859 37 29 |
 Marriage | Ella May Towler — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 19 months)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 7 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 7 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 9 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 18 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 father | James Henry McIlvain April 23, 1883 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Bessie Constance McIlvain August 14, 1883 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruby Coral McIlvain October 13, 1886 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bulah May McIlvain December 16, 1888 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ocie Blanche McIlvain October 26, 1893 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Merwin Towler McIlvain July 19, 1898 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Morgan November 24, 1909 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Elzy Clifford Shemwell — Ocie Blanche McIlvain — View this family May 26, 1917 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 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 58 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 | February 12, 1932 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Henry McIlvain Birth: January 27, 1822 Death: April 23, 1883 |
| mother |
Mary Morgan Birth: May 23, 1830 — Fleming, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 1909 — Dexter, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
John Watson McIlvain Birth: August 27, 1859 37 29 Death: February 12, 1932 |
| Family with Ella May Towler |
| himself |
John Watson McIlvain Birth: August 27, 1859 37 29 Death: February 12, 1932 |
| wife |
Ella May Towler Birth: March 1, 1862 — Mount Carmel, Fleming, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 1943 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Bessie Constance McIlvain Birth: August 14, 1883 23 21 — Morris, Kansas, United States Death: July 9, 1961 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruby Coral McIlvain Birth: October 13, 1886 27 24 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: October 8, 1974 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bulah May McIlvain Birth: December 16, 1888 29 26 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: December 12, 1968 — Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Ocie Blanche McIlvain Birth: October 26, 1893 34 31 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: February 11, 1988 — Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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5 years son |
Merwin Towler McIlvain Birth: July 19, 1898 38 36 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: May 31, 1943 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |