Name Info
William Magee WILSON 1839 OH to 1915 OH
Fathers:MATTHEW,MATHEW,JAMES,WILLIAM
There was a family in Huntingdon county in the early 1800's with the last name of Magee. That could be the source of William's middle name. Matthew and Keziah gave unusual middle names to their children.
William Magee WILSON 1839 OH to 1915 OH
Fathers:MATTHEW,MATHEW,JAMES,WILLIAM
There was a family in Huntingdon county in the early 1800's with the last name of Magee. That could be the source of William's middle name. Matthew and Keziah gave unusual middle names to their children.
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#Marriages.....2 #Divorces......0 #Sources.......10 #Events........1 #Images:.......13 #Comments......1 #Siblings......9 #Children......1 |
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Title(s).......Capt. Ancestor....... RelatedToMe.... Gen-#.......... Ahn-#.......... Religion.......Methodist PoliticParty... Ht/Wt/Eye/Hair. Burial.........Woodland Cemetery |
Parents and Siblings
- Parent: MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, male, born:1810-05-12 Huntington Harbour, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, died:1886-01-10 (75y8m10d) Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Anc:1, Dad:MATHEW WILSON, Mom:HANNAH MEREDITH, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:9
- Parent: KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, female, born:1816-10-25 Huntington Harbour, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, died:1909-02-14 (69y2m28d) Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Anc:1, Dad:JOHN HILDEBRAND, Mom:BARBARA SHULTZ, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:7
- Sibling: Hannah Mary WILSON, female, born:1837-11-16 Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, died:1904-04-17 (48y2m6d) Falls, Muskingum county, Ohio, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:4
- Sibling: John Hildebrand WILSON, male, born:1841-01-19 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1887-12-24 (45y0m3d) Delavan, Tazewell county, Illinois, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #M:1, #SrcDocs:6
- Sibling: Matthew Durbin WILSON, male, born:1843-03-12 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1921-12-03 (42y10m10d) Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:6
- Sibling: Evaline Shultz WILSON, female, born:1845-03-06 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1932-12-05 (40y10m16d) Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:4
- Sibling: Edwin Lawrence WILSON, male, born:1846-06-06 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:2
- Sibling: Charles Herbert WILSON, male, born:1848-06-08 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1882-04-14 (21y6m24d) Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #SrcDocs:5
- Sibling: Albert Eberman WILSON, male, born:1850-06-05 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:4
- Sibling: Rebecca Ann WILSON, female, born:1855-07-21 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1855-1870 (0y5m11d) Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #SrcDocs:2
- Sibling: ROBERT STITT WILSON, male, born:1856-09-16 Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, died:1916-01-28 (29y4m6d) Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Anc:1, Dad:MATTHEW MEREDITH WILSON, Mom:KEZIAH H. HILDEBRAND, #M:1, #Cmnts:3, #SrcDocs:7
Spouse(s) and Children
- Marriage: 1876-01-10 Cass county, Indiana
- Spouse: Ida J. Daivs, female, born:1845 , died:?Logansport, Cass county, Indiana, #SrcDocs:2
- ..Child: Reamy A. WILSON, male, born:1879 Logansport, Cass county, Indiana, died:1920-1969 (39y0m0d) , Dad:William Magee WILSON, Mom:Ida J. Daivs, #SrcDocs:3
- Marriage: 1890-06-17 Xenia, Greene county, Ohio
- Spouse: DeEtta Greiner, female, born:1860-02-29 Ohio, died:Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, Dad:George Greiner, Mom:Patience Folkerth, #SrcDocs:3
Events
Birth: 1839-03-12y0m0d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio
Livedin: 1839y9m20d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, In 1892 William was retired and living with his parents.
Census: 1850 , Age:10y9m20d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William age 10 b.OH with his parents, ImageID: W__0647
Census: 1860 , Age:20y9m20d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William M. age 18 b.OH with his parents
Military: 1862-10-06, Age:23y6m24d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:muster in, Ohio infantry, Civil War, William was mustered in Captain Cornyn's Company 122nd regiment company F as a first lieutenant. He later became the captain of Company B, 122nd Regiment that was attached to the Army of the Potomac. In April 1864, while in command of company F 122 O.V.F. 6th corp, he was taken prisoner in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia and taken to Camp Asylum in Columbia, South Carolina (December 1864 to February 1865). He was released in March 1865 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was granted a six-week leave of absence before returning to the military. He later was promoted to the rank of major.
Military: 1865-06-26, Age:26y3m14d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:muster out, 122nd infantry, Civil War, ImageID: W__0337
Census: 1870 , Age:30y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William M. age 26 b.OH farm laborer living with his parents
Married: 1876-01-10, Age:36y9m29d, Cass county Indiana, Role:groom
Inherit: 1886-01-22, Age:46y10m10d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:inherit, ImageID: W__0645,W__0710,W__0711,W__0712
Land: 1886-09-27, Age:47y6m15d, Delavan, Tazewell county, Illinois, The Delavan House, Role:buyer, Other Party, William Horiue, According to an article in the Delavan Times of September 30, 1886, William Wilson of Xenia, Ohio purchased the hotel for $6,600 to gain clear title to the property. The previous owner had run out of money due to rising construction costs and the hotel was put under a trustee. The manager, J.W. Eggleston, had gained a wide reputation for its excellence and kept the hotel well patronized, signaling a need for an expansion. Mr. Eggleston leased the hotel from William Wilson under a five year contract.
Livedin: 1889-1915, Age:49y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, 34 W. Church Street, lived here at the time of his death
Married: 1890-06-17, Age:51y3m5d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:groom
Census: 1900 , Age:60y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William b.03-__-1839 OH m.10 years landl DeEtta S. b.02-__-1860 m.10 yrs., Keziah b.10-__-1816 PA, both parents b.PA,, ImageID: W__0650
Will-written: 1909-05-19, Age:70y2m7d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:writer, He bequeathed to his wife as well as some of his nephews and nieces. However, he left out his son Reamy who challenged the will in court in 1918 (after William died) and won., ImageID: W__0461
Census: 1910 , Age:70y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William age 71 b.OH married 19 years occupation given as "income", parents b.PA, DeEtta age 50 b.OH married 19 years, no children, George A. Greiner age 79 b.OH, father of DeEtta, his parents b.PA. This family was living at 36 E. Church.
Govt-court: 1911-08-17, Age:72y5m5d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:court-***, William M. Wilson, at age 72, applies on Aug.17, 1911 for a U.S. passport. He was then a resident of Xenia, Greene county Ohio and is a retired merchant. He states that his birthdate was Mar.12, 1839. His physical characteristics listed include: 5'9' tall, gray hair and gray eyes, dark skin complexion. A witness was M. Wolf who stated he had known William for twenty five years., ImageID: W__0545
Death: 1915-11-20, Age:76y8m8d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, William had diabetes for the last two years of his life. It caused him to be confined to his bed for the last four days of life and put him into a coma for the last two days. He died in his own bed in his home at the corner of Church and King Streets. The cause of death was listed as "diabetes militus with the contributory cause of toxemia"., ImageID: W__0367
Burial: 1915-11-22, Age:76y8m10d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Woodland Cemetery
Obit: 1915-11, Age:76y7m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, ImageID: W__0384
Govt-court: 1916-1925, Age:76y9m20d, ?Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:court, From an article from the Xenia Ohio newspaper, sometime around 1917, a Reamy A. Wilson contested and won a court case concerning the will of his father. Reamy had already won a prior ruling that he was indeed the son of the late Captain William Wilson. William, who had married twice, did not mention Reamy, his only child which he had by his first marriage, in his will. William wanted to leave his estate to his widow DeEtta during her lifetime and then to his nephews and nieces, who were: Lawrence Wilson, Mrs. Gertrude Wilson Sawin, Mrs. Lora Wilson Haughton [Hoghton], Mrs. Nellie Van Horn Moorehead, and Mrs. Mary Van Horn Dare. The nephews and nieces of William's who were not listed in his will were: Hannah (Wilson) Van Horn's oldest son Charles, Evaline (Wilson) Smart's two children Alberta and Margaret, and, all six children of Robert S. Wilson (all of whom were living at the time in Kansas City).
Church: ?, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Trinity Methodist Church, Methodist
Membership: ?, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Masonic Lodge, for over forty years He achieved the position of Knight Templar.
Birth: 1839-03-12y0m0d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio
Livedin: 1839y9m20d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, In 1892 William was retired and living with his parents.
Census: 1850 , Age:10y9m20d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William age 10 b.OH with his parents, ImageID: W__0647
Census: 1860 , Age:20y9m20d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William M. age 18 b.OH with his parents
Military: 1862-10-06, Age:23y6m24d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:muster in, Ohio infantry, Civil War, William was mustered in Captain Cornyn's Company 122nd regiment company F as a first lieutenant. He later became the captain of Company B, 122nd Regiment that was attached to the Army of the Potomac. In April 1864, while in command of company F 122 O.V.F. 6th corp, he was taken prisoner in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia and taken to Camp Asylum in Columbia, South Carolina (December 1864 to February 1865). He was released in March 1865 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was granted a six-week leave of absence before returning to the military. He later was promoted to the rank of major.
Military: 1865-06-26, Age:26y3m14d, Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, Role:muster out, 122nd infantry, Civil War, ImageID: W__0337
Census: 1870 , Age:30y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William M. age 26 b.OH farm laborer living with his parents
Married: 1876-01-10, Age:36y9m29d, Cass county Indiana, Role:groom
Inherit: 1886-01-22, Age:46y10m10d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:inherit, ImageID: W__0645,W__0710,W__0711,W__0712
Land: 1886-09-27, Age:47y6m15d, Delavan, Tazewell county, Illinois, The Delavan House, Role:buyer, Other Party, William Horiue, According to an article in the Delavan Times of September 30, 1886, William Wilson of Xenia, Ohio purchased the hotel for $6,600 to gain clear title to the property. The previous owner had run out of money due to rising construction costs and the hotel was put under a trustee. The manager, J.W. Eggleston, had gained a wide reputation for its excellence and kept the hotel well patronized, signaling a need for an expansion. Mr. Eggleston leased the hotel from William Wilson under a five year contract.
Livedin: 1889-1915, Age:49y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, 34 W. Church Street, lived here at the time of his death
Married: 1890-06-17, Age:51y3m5d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:groom
Census: 1900 , Age:60y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William b.03-__-1839 OH m.10 years landl DeEtta S. b.02-__-1860 m.10 yrs., Keziah b.10-__-1816 PA, both parents b.PA,, ImageID: W__0650
Will-written: 1909-05-19, Age:70y2m7d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:writer, He bequeathed to his wife as well as some of his nephews and nieces. However, he left out his son Reamy who challenged the will in court in 1918 (after William died) and won., ImageID: W__0461
Census: 1910 , Age:70y9m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:census federal, William age 71 b.OH married 19 years occupation given as "income", parents b.PA, DeEtta age 50 b.OH married 19 years, no children, George A. Greiner age 79 b.OH, father of DeEtta, his parents b.PA. This family was living at 36 E. Church.
Govt-court: 1911-08-17, Age:72y5m5d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:court-***, William M. Wilson, at age 72, applies on Aug.17, 1911 for a U.S. passport. He was then a resident of Xenia, Greene county Ohio and is a retired merchant. He states that his birthdate was Mar.12, 1839. His physical characteristics listed include: 5'9' tall, gray hair and gray eyes, dark skin complexion. A witness was M. Wolf who stated he had known William for twenty five years., ImageID: W__0545
Death: 1915-11-20, Age:76y8m8d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, William had diabetes for the last two years of his life. It caused him to be confined to his bed for the last four days of life and put him into a coma for the last two days. He died in his own bed in his home at the corner of Church and King Streets. The cause of death was listed as "diabetes militus with the contributory cause of toxemia"., ImageID: W__0367
Burial: 1915-11-22, Age:76y8m10d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Woodland Cemetery
Obit: 1915-11, Age:76y7m20d, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, ImageID: W__0384
Govt-court: 1916-1925, Age:76y9m20d, ?Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Role:court, From an article from the Xenia Ohio newspaper, sometime around 1917, a Reamy A. Wilson contested and won a court case concerning the will of his father. Reamy had already won a prior ruling that he was indeed the son of the late Captain William Wilson. William, who had married twice, did not mention Reamy, his only child which he had by his first marriage, in his will. William wanted to leave his estate to his widow DeEtta during her lifetime and then to his nephews and nieces, who were: Lawrence Wilson, Mrs. Gertrude Wilson Sawin, Mrs. Lora Wilson Haughton [Hoghton], Mrs. Nellie Van Horn Moorehead, and Mrs. Mary Van Horn Dare. The nephews and nieces of William's who were not listed in his will were: Hannah (Wilson) Van Horn's oldest son Charles, Evaline (Wilson) Smart's two children Alberta and Margaret, and, all six children of Robert S. Wilson (all of whom were living at the time in Kansas City).
Church: ?, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Trinity Methodist Church, Methodist
Membership: ?, Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, Masonic Lodge, for over forty years He achieved the position of Knight Templar.
Places In
Delavan, Tazewell county, Illinois
Logansport, Cass county, Indiana
Xenia, Greene county, Ohio
Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio
Delavan, Tazewell county, Illinois
Logansport, Cass county, Indiana
Xenia, Greene county, Ohio
Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio
Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
W__0046 - Family Births of Matthew M. Wilson family per the Wilson Family Bible
W__0214 - William M. Wilson in Captain Uniform [J. R. Baird] in Wilson Family Bible
W__0215 - Photo of William M. Wilson [Fetter's] in Wilson Family Bible
W__0221 - Newspaper Article of Trial of Reamy Wilson Contesting His Father William's will
W__0337 - Military Civil War Service Card of William Wilson
W__0367 - Death Certificate of William M. Wilson
W__0394 - 1860 Census for Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio with Matthew M. Wilson family
W__0439 - 1810 Census for Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania: Stitt and Magee
W__0447 - Article on George Greiner
W__0461 - Will of William M. Wilson
W__0545 - Passport Application for William M. Wilson, age 72
W__0647 - 1850 Census for Muskingum county Ohio with Matthew M. Wilson
W__0650 - 1900 Census for Xenia, Grene county, Ohio with Keziah (Hildebrand) Wilson
W__0046 - Family Births of Matthew M. Wilson family per the Wilson Family Bible
W__0214 - William M. Wilson in Captain Uniform [J. R. Baird] in Wilson Family Bible
W__0215 - Photo of William M. Wilson [Fetter's] in Wilson Family Bible
W__0221 - Newspaper Article of Trial of Reamy Wilson Contesting His Father William's will
W__0337 - Military Civil War Service Card of William Wilson
W__0367 - Death Certificate of William M. Wilson
W__0394 - 1860 Census for Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio with Matthew M. Wilson family
W__0439 - 1810 Census for Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania: Stitt and Magee
W__0447 - Article on George Greiner
W__0461 - Will of William M. Wilson
W__0545 - Passport Application for William M. Wilson, age 72
W__0647 - 1850 Census for Muskingum county Ohio with Matthew M. Wilson
W__0650 - 1900 Census for Xenia, Grene county, Ohio with Keziah (Hildebrand) Wilson
Sources
Letter from Mary Paskevich, Foster City California, May 1999
Military records for Captain William Wilson, 1860's
Newspaper article on contested will of William Magee Wilson, 1915
William M. Wilson death certificate, Xenia Ohio, 1915
William M. Wilson obituary, Xenia Ohio, 1915
William M. Wilson Veterans Administration master index card
William M. Wilson Will Probated, 1915
Wilson Family Bible notes, circa 1880
Wilson Family Bible pictures, circa 1870
Xenia (Greene) Ohio City Directories
Letter from Mary Paskevich, Foster City California, May 1999
Military records for Captain William Wilson, 1860's
Newspaper article on contested will of William Magee Wilson, 1915
William M. Wilson death certificate, Xenia Ohio, 1915
William M. Wilson obituary, Xenia Ohio, 1915
William M. Wilson Veterans Administration master index card
William M. Wilson Will Probated, 1915
Wilson Family Bible notes, circa 1880
Wilson Family Bible pictures, circa 1870
Xenia (Greene) Ohio City Directories
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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
1839-1851: Uruguay - Uruguayan Civil War
1839-1860: France, England, United States, Russia, China - After two Opium Wars, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Russia gained many concessions from China resulting in the decline of the Qing Dynasty
1840: New Zealand, England - New Zealand is founded, as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Ma-ori and British
1844: Haiti - Dominican War of Independence from Haiti
1844: Iran - Persian Prophet the Bab announces his revelation on May 23, founding Babism, he announced to the world of the coming of "He whom God shall make manifest", he is considered the forerunner of Baha u llah, the founder of the Baha I Faith
1844: United States - First publicly funded telegraph line in the world, It is between Baltimore and Washington and sends demonstration message on May 24, ushering in the age of the telegraph, this message read "What hath God wrought?" (Bible, Numbers 23:23)
1844: United States - Millerite (followers of the teachings of William Miller) movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22, the non-appearance of Christ becomes known as the Great Disappointment
1845-1846: Pakistan - First Anglo-Sikh War in Punjab (Pakistan) between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company
1845-1849: Ireland - The Irish Potato Famine led to the Irish diaspora
1845-1872: New Zealand - The New Zealand Land Wars
1845: Tonga - Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Ta-ufa?a-hau (King George Tupou I)
1846-1847: United States - Mormon migration to Utah
1846-1848: United States, Mexico - The Mexican-American War leads to cession by Mexico of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States
1847-1901: Mexico - The Caste War of Yucatan
1848-1849: Pakistan - Second Anglo-Sikh War in Punjab (Pakistan) between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company, this war basically ends the Sikh Empire
1848-1858: United States - California Gold Rush
1848: Europe - Revolutions of 1848 in Europe as some type of revolution occurred in most all European countries (except England and the Netherlands), the revolutions were quickly put down as they were mostly unorganized peasants
1848: Russia - The Communist Manifesto published
1848: United States - Seneca Falls Convention is the first rights for women convention in the United States and leads to the battle for suffrage and legal rights for women
1850: Europe - The Little Ice Age ends around this time
1851-1852: South America - The Platine War (also known as the War against Oribe and Rosas) fought between the Argentine Confederation and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes, the war was part of a long-running contest between Argentina and Brazil for Influence over Uruguay and Paraguay, and hegemony over the regions bordering the Rio de la Plata (River Plate), the conflict took place in Uruguay, on the Rio de la Plata and in the northeast of Argen
1851-1864: China - The Taiping Rebellion in China is the bloodiest conflict of the century
1851-60s: Australia - Victorian gold rush in Australia
1851: England - The Great Exhibition in London was the first International Expo or Worlds Fair
1853-1856: Ukraine, France, England, Turkey, Russia - Crimean War between France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire and Russia
1854: Japan - The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends policy of Isolation by Japan
1855: England - Henry Bessemer Invents a process that enables steel to be mass produced from molten pig Iron
1856: Romania - First oil refinery in Romania
1857-1858: India - Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as First War of Independence for India, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny), It began as a mutiny of native soldiers (sepoys) employed by the British East India Company's army
1859: England - Charles Darwin publishes "The Origin of Species", It is a work of scientific literature considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, Its full title is "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life", It presents a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution and Includes evidence Darwin gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings
1861-1865: United States - American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy
1861-1867: France, Mexico - French Intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire, ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico
1861: Russia - Russia abolishes serfdom
1862-1877: China - Muslim Rebellion in northwest China
1863-1865: Poland, Russia - Polish uprising against the Russian Empire
1863: Iraq - Baha u llah declares His station as "He whom God shall make manifest", this date is celebrated in the Baha I Faith as The Festival of Ridvan
1863: Switzerland - Formation of the International Red Cross is followed by the adoption of the First Geneva Convention in 1864
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
1865: United States - April 14, 1865, United States President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated while attending a performance at Fords Theater, Washington, D.C., he dies approximately nine hours after being shot on April 15, 1865
1865: United States - April 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War
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