Adam Houston RichardsonAge: 30 years1848–1879
- Name
- Adam Houston Richardson
- Given names
- Adam Houston
- Surname
- Richardson
 Birth | August 19, 1848 |
 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 8 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 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 |
 Civil marriage | Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell — View this family April 5, 1876 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | February 4, 1879 (Age 30 years) Note: Or 04 FEB 1878 - If so Jr. is not his son. I can't find any sources for death date.-b |
 Birth of a son#1 | Adam Houston Richardson Jr. April 1879 (56 days after death) |
| Family with Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell |
| himself |
Adam Houston Richardson Birth: August 19, 1848 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1879 |
| wife |
Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell Birth: 1846 22 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1928 — Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: April 5, 1876 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Adam Houston Richardson Jr. Birth: April 1879 30 33 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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| Death | Or 04 FEB 1878 - If so Jr. is not his son. I can't find any sources for death date.-b |