Phada Jane ChristianAge: 81 years1830–1911
- Name
- Phada Jane Christian
- Given names
- Phada Jane
- Surname
- Christian
- Married name
- Phada Jane Harris
 Birth | 1830 33 28 |
 Marriage | Jephthah I Harris — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 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 |
 Birth of a brother | John Samuel Christian May 3, 1834 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Kesiah Fada Harris 1841 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 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 son #1 | William L Harris 1848 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 20 years) |
 Census | August 22, 1850 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Henrietta Harris 1854 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Charles T Harris 1857 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Christian October 20, 1858 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 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 son #4 | W A Harris 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel J Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | September 3, 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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 37 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 37 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 39 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 |
| Death of a father | Nicholas Christian March 15, 1872 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah “Sally” Shemwell October 1877 (Age 47 years) Cause: Died of Dropsy |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 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 brother | John Samuel Christian January 25, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Parham Christian May 30, 1887 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jephthah I Harris November 29, 1887 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 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 | October 19, 1911 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery: Mount Sharon Cemetery |
 Last change | July 10, 2019 – 18:33:26 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nicholas Christian Birth: September 15, 1796 22 26 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: March 15, 1872 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah “Sally” Shemwell Birth: about 1802 25 22 — Fayette, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 4, 1820 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
William Parham Christian Birth: 1824 27 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 30, 1887 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Phillip Kenly Christian Birth: 1825 28 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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6 years herself |
Phada Jane Christian Birth: 1830 33 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1911 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
John Samuel Christian Birth: May 3, 1834 37 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Jephthah I Harris |
| husband |
Jephthah I Harris Birth: June 23, 1823 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1887 |
| herself |
Phada Jane Christian Birth: 1830 33 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1911 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
William L Harris Birth: 1848 24 18 Death: |
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7 years daughter |
Henrietta Harris Birth: 1854 30 24 Death: |
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4 years son |
Charles T Harris Birth: 1857 33 27 Death: |
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4 years son |
W A Harris Birth: 1860 36 30 Death: |
Phada Jane Christian has 44 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Alexander McEwing Christian + Nancy Jane Shemwell
Mother's family (36)
Parents James G Shemwell + Nancy Green
Parents Thomas James Shemwell + Nancy Bone
Parents Thomas Holland + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Samuel Shemwell + Permelia Belinda Rickman
Parents Alexander McEwing Christian + Nancy Jane Shemwell
Parents William G Shemwell + Susan Kerna Tabb
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jephthah I Harris - Household
District 2, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Jephthah I Harris - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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