Lewis Linn BlackAge: 70 years1846–1916
- Name
- Lewis Linn Black
- Given names
- Lewis Linn
- Surname
- Black
 Birth | April 27, 1846 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 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 14 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 20 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 20 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 22 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 | Roxanna Rosalie Holland — View this family August 1872 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Thomas Emmett Black February 5, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Edwin R Black September 6, 1878 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 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 son | Edwin R Black July 20, 1879 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Seth Elmer Black February 1, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Grover Black November 12, 1884 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Grover Black December 6, 1884 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Daniel Black April 15, 1889 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a son | Daniel Black May 22, 1889 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Elmer Verland Black October 23, 1905 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Elmer Verland Black April 22, 1914 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 69 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | June 7, 1916 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Cemetery |
| Family with Roxanna Rosalie Holland |
| himself |
Lewis Linn Black Birth: April 27, 1846 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: June 7, 1916 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Roxanna Rosalie Holland Birth: May 23, 1855 25 21 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: August 1872 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Emmett Black Birth: February 5, 1875 28 19 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: September 3, 1952 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Edwin R Black Birth: September 6, 1878 32 23 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: July 20, 1879 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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17 months son |
Seth Elmer Black Birth: February 1, 1880 33 24 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: November 16, 1950 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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5 years son |
Grover Black Birth: November 12, 1884 38 29 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: December 6, 1884 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Daniel Black Birth: April 15, 1889 42 33 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: May 22, 1889 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| George G Race + Roxanna Rosalie Holland |
| wife’s husband |
George G Race Birth: about 1863 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| wife |
Roxanna Rosalie Holland Birth: May 23, 1855 25 21 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1928 — Marion, Illinois, United States |