Name Info
IDA MELVIN
1862 OH to 1922 MO
daughter of THOMAS K. MELVIN and ELIZABETH JANE RIGGS
IDA MELVIN
1862 OH to 1922 MO
daughter of THOMAS K. MELVIN and ELIZABETH JANE RIGGS
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Search.........Person PAF-ID.........09000009 Gender.........female Status.........deceased Age............60y 6m 5d Last-Marital...widowed Fam-Group......WILSON Fam-ID.........MELVIN Citizenship....US born |
#Marriages.....1 #Divorces......0 #Sources.......4 #Events........1 #Images:.......29 #Comments......2 #Siblings......1 #Children......6 |
Person-Type....A Immigrant?.....no Immig-Known?...no Parent?........mother Spouse?........wife Sibling?.......sister Child?.........daughter Twin...........no Adopted?....... |
Title(s)....... Ancestor.......ancestor RelatedToMe.... Gen-#..........04 Ahn-#.......... Religion....... PoliticParty... Ht/Wt/Eye/Hair. Burial.........Forest Hill Cemetery unmarked grave #1977 block 13, unmarked |
Parents and Siblings
- Parent: THOMAS K. MELVIN, male, born:1822-10-14 Virginia, died:1890-02-07 (67y 3m 24d) Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Anc:1, Dad:{_?_} MELVIN, Mom:{_?_} MELVIN, #M:1, #Cmnts:3
- Parent: ELIZABETH JANE RIGGS, female, born:1825-02-16 Lincoln county, Missouri, died:1915-02-04 (89y 11m 19d) ?Brantford, Ontario county, Canada, Anc:1, Dad:JONATHAN RIGGS, Mom:JANE SHAW, #M:2, #Cmnts:1
- Sibling: Alice Kate MELVIN, female, born:1856-08-21 ?Cedarville, Greene county, Ohio, died:1916-12-19 (60y 3m 28d) Brantford, Ontario county, Canada, Dad:THOMAS K. MELVIN, Mom:ELIZABETH JANE RIGGS, #Cmnts:1
Spouse(s) and Children
- Marriage: 1884-10-22 Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana
- Spouse: ROBERT STITT WILSON, male, born:1856-09-16 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1916-01-28 (59y 4m 12d) Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #Cmnts:3
- ..Child: Matthew Meredith WILSON, male, born:1886-01-20 Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, died:1917-06-18 (31y 4m 29d) Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #Cmnts:1
- ..Child: Thomas Melvin WILSON, male, born:1888-05-13 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1976-02-02 (87y 8m 20d) Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #Cmnts:1
- ..Child: Albert Chew WILSON, male, born:1891-06-24 Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, died:1963-10-14 (72y 3m 20d) Excelsior Springs, Clay county, Missouri, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #Cmnts:1
- ..Child: Janie WILSON, female, born:1893-08-22 Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, died:1970 (76y 4m 10d) , Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN
- ..Child: EDWIN LAWRENCE WILSON, male, born:1895-11-22 Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, died:1971-09-13 (75y 9m 22d) Riverside, Platte county, Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #Cmnts:4
- ..Child: Celia WILSON, female, born:1900-01-22 Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, died:1946-06-15 (46y 4m 24d) Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Dad:ROBERT STITT WILSON, Mom:IDA MELVIN, #Cmnts:1
Events
Birth: 1862-01-12y0m0d, One source said Ida was born in Louisiana (Pike) Missouri instead of Ohio. However, her mother was born in Missouri and lived in Louisiana (Pike) with her mother Jane and her one year old daughter Sarah Jane. One source said Ida was born in Louisiana (Pike) Missouri instead of Ohio. However, her mother was born in Missouri and lived in Louisiana (Pike) with her mother Jane and her one year old daughter Sarah Jane.
Census: 1870 , Age:7y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida age 8 born Ohio, living with her parents Ida age 8 born Ohio, living with her parents
Census: 1880 , Age:17y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida age 17 born in Ohio, living with her parents Ida age 17 born in Ohio, living with her parents
Married: 1884-10-22, Age:22y9m10d, Home of the bride's parents, Role:bride, Article in the Gazette News-Current [originally called Xenia Gazette until 2007] dated Oct.23, 1884 in Xenia, Greene county, Ohio of the wedding the day before of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin. Article text: Robert Wilson and Miss Ida Melvin were married yesterday morning, at elevel o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents in Terre Haute, Ind., Rev. Beck, of that city, officiating. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they took the train for this icity, arriving here [Xenia] on the late train last night. For atime Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make their home at the St. George Hotel [of Xenia]. Many are the wishes for their happy journey through life. Article in the Gazette News-Current [originally called Xenia Gazette until 2007] dated Oct.23, 1884 in Xenia, Greene county, Ohio of the wedding the day before of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin. Article text: Robert Wilson and Miss Ida Melvin were married yesterday morning, at elevel o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents in Terre Haute, Ind., Rev. Beck, of that city, officiating. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they took the train for this icity, arriving here [Xenia] on the late train last night. For atime Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make their home at the St. George Hotel [of Xenia]. Many are the wishes for their happy journey through life. Article in the Gazette News-Current [originally called Xenia Gazette until 2007] dated Oct.23, 1884 in Xenia, Greene county, Ohio of the wedding the day before of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin. Article text: Robert Wilson and Miss Ida Melvin were married yesterday morning, at elevel o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents in Terre Haute, Ind., Rev. Beck, of that city, officiating. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they took the train for this icity, arriving here [Xenia] on the late train last night. For atime Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make their home at the St. George Hotel [of Xenia]. Many are the wishes for their happy journey through life.
Obit: 1890-02-11, Age:28y0m30d, Thomas K. Melvin obituary from the Tuesday Feb.11, 1890 issue of the Xenia Republican newspaper. It tells of his two surviving daughters and tells of a step-daughter, Jennie, who was the only child of Elizabeth's previous marriage. Thomas K. Melvin obituary from the Tuesday Feb.11, 1890 issue of the Xenia Republican newspaper. It tells of his two surviving daughters and tells of a step-daughter, Jennie, who was the only child of Elizabeth's previous marriage.
Livedin: 1890-05-20, Age:28y4m8d, 2524 Olive St., in the home of her daughter Celia A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated May 19, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson and two of her children leaving Xenia that evening to join her husband in Kansas City where their new home will be. This was about 3-1/2 months after her father had died in Xenia. The "mystery" is WHY did Robert and Ida choose to move to Kansas City? in the home of her daughter Celia A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated May 19, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson and two of her children leaving Xenia that evening to join her husband in Kansas City where their new home will be. This was about 3-1/2 months after her father had died in Xenia. The "mystery" is WHY did Robert and Ida choose to move to Kansas City?
Census: 1900 , Age:37y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida age 38 born Jan.1862 born OH father born VA mother borm MO. The family was living at 1739 Grand Ave. Ida age 38 born Jan.1862 born OH father born VA mother borm MO. The family was living at 1739 Grand Ave.
Census: 1910 , Age:47y11m20d, Role:census federal, with family in Kansas City with family in Kansas City
Census: 1920 , Age:57y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida and three children Ida age 57 widow born Ohio father born Virginia mother born Missouri, son Albert C age 28 born Missouri metal worker, daughter Jannie age 26 born Missouri sales lady of batteries, daughter Celia age 19 born Missouri sales lady at grocery store. This family lived on Prospect Avenue. Ida and three children Ida age 57 widow born Ohio father born Virginia mother born Missouri, son Albert C age 28 born Missouri metal worker, daughter Jannie age 26 born Missouri sales lady of batteries, daughter Celia age 19 born Missouri sales lady at grocery store. This family lived on Prospect Avenue.
Death: 1922-07-17, Age:60y6m5d
Burial: 1922-07-19, Age:60y6m7d, Forest Hill Cemetery, unmarked grave #1977 block 13, unmarked, plot cost $20.00 her Forest Hill grave is believed to be approximately one hundred yards east of her husband's grave. plot cost $20.00 her Forest Hill grave is believed to be approximately one hundred yards east of her husband's grave.
Physical: 1922 , Age:59y11m20d, Role:physical, Ida had been receiving medical treatment for her disease for three and a half months prior to her death. Ida had been receiving medical treatment for her disease for three and a half months prior to her death.
Livedin: , on Third Street, at the home of her parents A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated January 14, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson visiting her parents on Third Street in Xenia. This is just three weeks prior to the death of her father. at the home of her parents A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated January 14, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson visiting her parents on Third Street in Xenia. This is just three weeks prior to the death of her father.
Birth: 1862-01-12y0m0d, One source said Ida was born in Louisiana (Pike) Missouri instead of Ohio. However, her mother was born in Missouri and lived in Louisiana (Pike) with her mother Jane and her one year old daughter Sarah Jane. One source said Ida was born in Louisiana (Pike) Missouri instead of Ohio. However, her mother was born in Missouri and lived in Louisiana (Pike) with her mother Jane and her one year old daughter Sarah Jane.
Census: 1870 , Age:7y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida age 8 born Ohio, living with her parents Ida age 8 born Ohio, living with her parents
Census: 1880 , Age:17y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida age 17 born in Ohio, living with her parents Ida age 17 born in Ohio, living with her parents
Married: 1884-10-22, Age:22y9m10d, Home of the bride's parents, Role:bride, Article in the Gazette News-Current [originally called Xenia Gazette until 2007] dated Oct.23, 1884 in Xenia, Greene county, Ohio of the wedding the day before of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin. Article text: Robert Wilson and Miss Ida Melvin were married yesterday morning, at elevel o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents in Terre Haute, Ind., Rev. Beck, of that city, officiating. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they took the train for this icity, arriving here [Xenia] on the late train last night. For atime Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make their home at the St. George Hotel [of Xenia]. Many are the wishes for their happy journey through life. Article in the Gazette News-Current [originally called Xenia Gazette until 2007] dated Oct.23, 1884 in Xenia, Greene county, Ohio of the wedding the day before of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin. Article text: Robert Wilson and Miss Ida Melvin were married yesterday morning, at elevel o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents in Terre Haute, Ind., Rev. Beck, of that city, officiating. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they took the train for this icity, arriving here [Xenia] on the late train last night. For atime Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make their home at the St. George Hotel [of Xenia]. Many are the wishes for their happy journey through life. Article in the Gazette News-Current [originally called Xenia Gazette until 2007] dated Oct.23, 1884 in Xenia, Greene county, Ohio of the wedding the day before of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin. Article text: Robert Wilson and Miss Ida Melvin were married yesterday morning, at elevel o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents in Terre Haute, Ind., Rev. Beck, of that city, officiating. At two o'clock in the afternoon, they took the train for this icity, arriving here [Xenia] on the late train last night. For atime Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make their home at the St. George Hotel [of Xenia]. Many are the wishes for their happy journey through life.
Obit: 1890-02-11, Age:28y0m30d, Thomas K. Melvin obituary from the Tuesday Feb.11, 1890 issue of the Xenia Republican newspaper. It tells of his two surviving daughters and tells of a step-daughter, Jennie, who was the only child of Elizabeth's previous marriage. Thomas K. Melvin obituary from the Tuesday Feb.11, 1890 issue of the Xenia Republican newspaper. It tells of his two surviving daughters and tells of a step-daughter, Jennie, who was the only child of Elizabeth's previous marriage.
Livedin: 1890-05-20, Age:28y4m8d, 2524 Olive St., in the home of her daughter Celia A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated May 19, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson and two of her children leaving Xenia that evening to join her husband in Kansas City where their new home will be. This was about 3-1/2 months after her father had died in Xenia. The "mystery" is WHY did Robert and Ida choose to move to Kansas City? in the home of her daughter Celia A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated May 19, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson and two of her children leaving Xenia that evening to join her husband in Kansas City where their new home will be. This was about 3-1/2 months after her father had died in Xenia. The "mystery" is WHY did Robert and Ida choose to move to Kansas City?
Census: 1900 , Age:37y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida age 38 born Jan.1862 born OH father born VA mother borm MO. The family was living at 1739 Grand Ave. Ida age 38 born Jan.1862 born OH father born VA mother borm MO. The family was living at 1739 Grand Ave.
Census: 1910 , Age:47y11m20d, Role:census federal, with family in Kansas City with family in Kansas City
Census: 1920 , Age:57y11m20d, Role:census federal, Ida and three children Ida age 57 widow born Ohio father born Virginia mother born Missouri, son Albert C age 28 born Missouri metal worker, daughter Jannie age 26 born Missouri sales lady of batteries, daughter Celia age 19 born Missouri sales lady at grocery store. This family lived on Prospect Avenue. Ida and three children Ida age 57 widow born Ohio father born Virginia mother born Missouri, son Albert C age 28 born Missouri metal worker, daughter Jannie age 26 born Missouri sales lady of batteries, daughter Celia age 19 born Missouri sales lady at grocery store. This family lived on Prospect Avenue.
Death: 1922-07-17, Age:60y6m5d
Burial: 1922-07-19, Age:60y6m7d, Forest Hill Cemetery, unmarked grave #1977 block 13, unmarked, plot cost $20.00 her Forest Hill grave is believed to be approximately one hundred yards east of her husband's grave. plot cost $20.00 her Forest Hill grave is believed to be approximately one hundred yards east of her husband's grave.
Physical: 1922 , Age:59y11m20d, Role:physical, Ida had been receiving medical treatment for her disease for three and a half months prior to her death. Ida had been receiving medical treatment for her disease for three and a half months prior to her death.
Livedin: , on Third Street, at the home of her parents A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated January 14, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson visiting her parents on Third Street in Xenia. This is just three weeks prior to the death of her father. at the home of her parents A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated January 14, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson visiting her parents on Third Street in Xenia. This is just three weeks prior to the death of her father.
Image(s)
W__0050 - Death Notations in Robert S. Wilson Family per the Wilson Family Bible
W__0051 - Marriage Notations in the Wilson Family Bible
W__0208 - Family Births of Robert S. Wilson family per the Wilson Family Bible
W__0210 - Photo of Robert and Ida (Melvin) Wilson [reprint and original]
W__0332 - Headstone of Ida (Melvin) Wilson in Elmwood Cemetery - not ancestor
W__0333 - Headstone of Ida (Melvin) Wilson in Elmwood Cemetery - not ancestor
W__0343 - 1870 Census for Attica, Fountain county, Indiana with Thomas Melvin Family
W__0344 - 1880 Census for Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana with Thomas Melvin Family
W__0352 - Death Certificate of Ida (Melvin) Wilson the Ancestor
W__0353 - Death Certificate of Ida Melvin Wilson, an Unknown Person of This Name
W__0372 - Death certificate of Thomas Melvin
W__0390 - Photo of Bryce and Ashley Stockman, Children of Pam (Wilson) Stockman
W__0391 - 1820 Census for Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania
W__0398 - Marriage Certificate of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin
W__0430 - Newspaper Article of Ida (Melvin) Wilson Visiting Her Parents in Xenia Ohio
W__0431 - Newspaper Article of Ida (Melvin) Wilson is Moving Xenia Ohio to Kansas City
W__0476 - Obituary of Thomas Melvin in Xenia, Ohio
W__0500 - 1910 Census for Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri with Robert Wilson family
W__0501 - 1920 Census for Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri with Ida (Melvin) Wilson
W__0508 - Family of Thomas K. Melvin
W__0509 - Family of Elizabeth J. (Riggs) Melvin
W__0525 - Family of Ida Melvin
W__0579 - Article of the Wedding of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin
W__0588 - City Directory for 1884 Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana listing Melvins
W__0590 - Newspaper Articles (two) of the Marriage of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin
W__0591 - Newspaper Article of Vigo county Indiana Marriages including Robert Wilson
W__0651 - 1900 Census for Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri with Robert S. Wilson
Z__0025 - Map of Counties of Ohio
Z__0034 - Map of Counties of Indiana
W__0050 - Death Notations in Robert S. Wilson Family per the Wilson Family Bible
W__0051 - Marriage Notations in the Wilson Family Bible
W__0208 - Family Births of Robert S. Wilson family per the Wilson Family Bible
W__0210 - Photo of Robert and Ida (Melvin) Wilson [reprint and original]
W__0332 - Headstone of Ida (Melvin) Wilson in Elmwood Cemetery - not ancestor
W__0333 - Headstone of Ida (Melvin) Wilson in Elmwood Cemetery - not ancestor
W__0343 - 1870 Census for Attica, Fountain county, Indiana with Thomas Melvin Family
W__0344 - 1880 Census for Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana with Thomas Melvin Family
W__0352 - Death Certificate of Ida (Melvin) Wilson the Ancestor
W__0353 - Death Certificate of Ida Melvin Wilson, an Unknown Person of This Name
W__0372 - Death certificate of Thomas Melvin
W__0390 - Photo of Bryce and Ashley Stockman, Children of Pam (Wilson) Stockman
W__0391 - 1820 Census for Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania
W__0398 - Marriage Certificate of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin
W__0430 - Newspaper Article of Ida (Melvin) Wilson Visiting Her Parents in Xenia Ohio
W__0431 - Newspaper Article of Ida (Melvin) Wilson is Moving Xenia Ohio to Kansas City
W__0476 - Obituary of Thomas Melvin in Xenia, Ohio
W__0500 - 1910 Census for Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri with Robert Wilson family
W__0501 - 1920 Census for Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri with Ida (Melvin) Wilson
W__0508 - Family of Thomas K. Melvin
W__0509 - Family of Elizabeth J. (Riggs) Melvin
W__0525 - Family of Ida Melvin
W__0579 - Article of the Wedding of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin
W__0588 - City Directory for 1884 Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana listing Melvins
W__0590 - Newspaper Articles (two) of the Marriage of Robert Wilson and Ida Melvin
W__0591 - Newspaper Article of Vigo county Indiana Marriages including Robert Wilson
W__0651 - 1900 Census for Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri with Robert S. Wilson
Z__0025 - Map of Counties of Ohio
Z__0034 - Map of Counties of Indiana
General
at the home of her parents A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated January 14, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson visiting her parents on Third Street in Xenia. This is just three weeks prior to the death of her father.
at the home of her parents A Xenia Daily Gazette article dated January 14, 1890 tells of Ida (Melvin) Wilson visiting her parents on Third Street in Xenia. This is just three weeks prior to the death of her father.
Sources
Forest Hill Cemetery records, Kansas City Missouri
Ida (Melvin) Wilson burial in Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City Missouri
Ida (Melvin) Wilson death certificate, Kansas City Missouri, 1922
Wilson Family Bible notes, circa 1880
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Forest Hill Cemetery records, Kansas City Missouri
Ida (Melvin) Wilson burial in Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City Missouri
Ida (Melvin) Wilson death certificate, Kansas City Missouri, 1922
Wilson Family Bible notes, circa 1880
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1864-1866: Peru, Chile, Spain - The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain Its South American colonies in Peru and Cile
1864-1870: Paraguay - The War of the Triple Alliance ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population
1865-1877: United States - Reconstruction in the United States, slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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1866-1868: Finland - Famine in Finland
1866-1869: Japan - After the Meiji Restoration, Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization
1866: England, United States - Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858 by Cyrus West Field, the first cable used for telegraph communications laid across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean crosees from the Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island, in western Ireland to Hearts Content in eastern Newfoundland, messages that took at least ten days to deliver by ship now took only minutes
1866: Germany, Austria - Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy
1867: Canada - Canadian Confederation formed
1867: Serbia, Turkey - The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines Its Independence from the Ottoman Empire, International recognition followed in 1878
1867: United States, Russia - The United States purchased Alaska from Russia
1868: United States - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was approved
1868: United States - The Expatriation Act is approved by Congress, guaranteeing U.S. citizens the right to expatriate, coupled with the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution approved only one day later, the Expatriation Act allows U.S. citizens to renounce federal citizenship in order to regain Constitutional rights ceded by U.S. citizens as defined by the 14th Amendment
1869: Egypt - The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea
1869: United States - First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10
1870-1871: France, Germany, Italy - The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy, the collapse of the Second French Empire, the breakdown of Pax Britannica, and the emergence of a New Imperialism
1870s-1890s: Europe, United States - Long Depression in Western Europe and North America
1871-1872: Iran - Famine in Persia is believed to have caused the death of two million
1871-1914: Europe, United States - Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution, a phase of the larger Industrial Revolution in the period from the last half of the 19th century until about the time of World War I
1872: United States - Yellowstone National Park is created
1873: England - James Clerk Maxwell publishes "A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism", a set of four partial differential equations describing how the electric and magnetic fields relate to their sources, charge density and current density, and how they develop with time
1874-1875: Spain - First Republic in Spain
1874: France - The Societe Anonyme Cooperative des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, and Graveurs, better known today as the Impressionists organize and present their first public group exhibition at the Paris studio of the photographer Nadar
1874: India, England - The British East India Company is dissolved
1875-1900: India - 26 million in India perish due to famine
1876-1879: China - 13 million die of famine in northern China
1876-1914: United States - The massive expansion in population, territory, Industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age
1876: Bulgaria - The Bulgarian revolt against Ottoman rule
1877-1878: Europe - Following the tenth Russo-Turkish War, the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal Independence of the Principality of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, Bulgaria becomes autonomous
1877: United States - Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the first nationwide labor strike
1878: United States - First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut
1879-1883: Chile, Peru, Bolivia - Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific
1879: South Africa - Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa
1880-1881: England, South Africa - the First Boer War between England and the Dutch-speaking Inhabitants of South Africa
1881-1899: Sudan - The Mahdist War in Sudan
1881: England - First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming, Britain
1882: England, Egypt - The British Invasion and the subsequent occupation of Egypt
1883: Indonesia - Krakatau (often mispelled Krakatoa) volcano explosion in Indonesia (Java and Sumatra)
1884-1885: Africa - The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European "scramble for Africa", attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves
1884-1885: Japan, Korea - The Sino-French War led to the formation of French Indochina
1885: United States - Singer begins production of the "Vibrating Shuttle" which would become the Model T of sewing machines
1886: Russia - Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians, Imam Shamil defeated
1888: Brazil - Slavery banned in Brazil
1888: England - Jack the Ripper is believed to have begun murdering in August and murdered his last victim in November
1889: Brazil - End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889: France - Eiffel tower was Inaugurated in Paris
1889: India - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community
1890: United States - The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the American Indian Wars, this event represents the end of the American Old West
1891: United States - James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, Invents basketball
1894-1895: Japan, Korea - After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea
1895-1896: Ethiopia, Italy - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902