Michael Plaster's ancestors came from Germany, and he was a farmer and horse breeder. He served under the company of Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War of 1832, when he was eighteen years old. Michael and Ruth Plaster, in 1857, made the 2,000 mile journey over the plains of the Oregon Trail to Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon. This was the full stretch of the trail, where pioneers followed the wide and muddy Missouri River to the Platte River. The following is from an article on the trail: "Those traveling to Oregon had a very tough time ahead of them...Families who were departing along the Oregon Trail gathered at small towns on the Missouri River, called "jumping off points." At this point their wagon trains would have been almost completely outfitted. The wagon, which was made of seasoned wood to withstand extreme temperatures, was hauled by four to six oxen."
1813
Aug 26
1813 • James Madison is sworn in as President of the United States, for his second term. |
1820
Age: 6y
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residenceLeesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA ⇓ There is a John (Jno) Murphy aged 45+ living on the same page. 1 Source ⇓ |
1832
Apr 21
Age: 18y
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militaryBeardstown, Illinois, USA ⇓ He served in the Black Hawk War, under the company of Abraham Lincoln. Mustered out May 27, 1832. Lincoln rode a horse from New Salem to Richland Creek where neighbors had gathered to form a company of volunteer militia near Beardstown, Illinois. 1 Source ⇓ |
1832 • Greece is recognized as a sovereign nation; the Treaty of Constantinople ends the Greek War of Independence in July. |
1836
Jun 23
Age: 22y
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marriageRuth Burress Schuyler County, Illinois, USA ⇓ "Schuyler County Illinois I Do hereby Certify that I Did Join to gether in Marriage Michel Plaster & Ruth Burrass on the 23 day of June 1836" signature of the justice of the peace is difficult to make out. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1836 • Texas Revolution: Forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. |
1838
Mar 22
Age: 24y
birth of childAnn Marie Plaster Lee County, Iowa, USA ⇓ |
1840
Age: 26y
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residenceTownship 66, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA ⇓ Michael and Ruth (Burress) Plaster are living with their oldest daughter Ann Marie Plaster, who is about one or two years old. 1 Source ⇓ |
1840 • Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment premieres in Paris. |
1840
Age: 26y
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residenceTownship 66, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA ⇓ Michael and Ruth (Burress) Plaster are living with their oldest daughter Ann Marie Plaster, who is about one or two years old. On the next page is a 20-30 year old Joseph Burris. 1 Source ⇓ |
1840 • Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland marries her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. |
1843
Jan 10
Age: 29y
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birth of childMargaret J Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1843 • Chile takes possession of the Strait of Magellan. |
1846
May 16
Age: 32y
birth of childThomas Jefferson Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1846 • Pope Pius IX succeeds Pope Gregory XVI as the 255th pope. He will reign for 31½ years (the longest definitely confirmed). |
1849
Oct 1
Age: 36y
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birth of childElizabeth Ellen Plaster Athens, Gentry, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1850
Sep 24
Age: 37y
1850 • Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal. |
1852
Sep 10
Age: 39y
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birth of childEmily L Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1852 • Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces began the siege of Guilin. |
1856
Feb 28
Age: 42y
birth of childLaura Hanna Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1856 • Taiping Rebellion: Shi Dakai arrives at Nanjing. |
1857
Age: 43y
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movedOregon ⇓ The Plasters were pioneers on the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon, a journey of 2,000 miles. In the "Oregon Biographical Index", it mentions that Ruth Burress and her husband Michael Plaster traveled to Oregon in 1857 from Gentry, Missouri over the plains. This photo is not of them, but of some travelers from that time period. See gallery for more info on the Oregon Trail: https://johnsonfamily.talldude.net/ruth-burress-124/gallery/oregon-trail/all 2 Sources ⇓ |
1857 • Panic of 1857: New York banks close and do not reopen until December 12. |
1857
Age: 43y
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movedOregon ⇓ They were pioneers on the Oregon Trail, that connected Missouri to Oregon, and was about 2,000 miles long. In the "Oregon Biographical Index", it mentions that Ruth Burress and her husband Michael Plaster traveled to Oregon in 1857 from Gentry, Missouri over the plains. This photo is not of them, but of some travelers from that time period. See gallery for more info on the Oregon Trail: https://johnsonfamily.talldude.net/ruth-burress-124/gallery/oregon-trail/all 2 Sources ⇓ |
1857 • End of the Anglo-Persian War. |
1860
Age: 46y
1860 • A new uprising erupts in Palermo. |
1860
Mar 22
Age: 46y
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birth of childGeorge Washington Plaster Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
1860 • Giuseppe Garibaldi and his troops depart from Quarto on the Expedition of the Thousand. |
1870
Age: 56y
1870 • Thomas Mundy Peterson is the first African-American to vote in an election. |
1880
Age: 66y
1880 • The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. |
1880
Age: 66y
1880 • Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. |
1880
Age: 66y
1880 • A big earthquake struck Zagreb and demolished everything including the Zagreb Cathedral. |
1886
Jul 6
Age: 72y
marriageEdith Hinkle Washington County, Idaho, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1886 • Portugal and France agree to regulate the borders of their colonies in Guinea. |
1892
Dec 30
Age: 79y
1892 • Dr. Jose Rizal, Filipino writer, philosopher, and political activist is arrested by Spanish authorities in connection with La Liga Filipina. |