Documents in Year 1859

Document	Person	State
Photos 1810-1877	Peter Vardeman II	49 years old - Kentucky
Photos 1815-1879	Mary W. Scrogin Vardeman (Wife of Peter Vardeman II)	44 years old - Kentucky
Photos 1832-1915	Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell (Future Colonel & Congressman)	27 years old - Missouri
Photos 1834-1915	Francis Marion Cockrell (Future Brigadier General & Senator)	25 years old - Missouri
Photos 1838-1923	John Thomas Vardiman (son of Peter Vardeman II)	21 years old - Kentucky
Photos 1846-1921	Cornelia F. Gaines (future wife of John Thomas)	13 years old - Kentucky

Links of Interest:

James Buchanan, Fifteenth U.S. President

(1857-1861)

Statehood

Oregon (33 of 50 States) Admitted 14 Feb 1859

Central Park built by Irish Immigrants in New York City 1858-1860

Literature: Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) working as a pilot for the Mississippi steamboats.