| 1899 Boer War begins 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I 1922 USSR formed by Soviet states  | 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy  | 1798 Irish revolt against English rule  1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution  | 
![]()  |  George F Fanning b.1857 Morgan Co. ILL d. Macoupin Co. ILL  | |||||||
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|  Earl P Fanning b. Macoupin Co. ILL d. Macoupin Co. ILL  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  Thomas P Ross b. d.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Erastus Herman Ross b.1832 d.1901  |  Martha Bandy b. d.  | |||||
![]()  |  Amelia Florence Ross b. Macoupin Co. ILL d.1901 Macoupin Co. ILL  | ![]()  |  James Pocklington b.1791 Birkin, Yorks d.1859 Macoupin, Co. ILL  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Elizabeth Pocklington b.1837 Macoupin Co. ILL d.1918 Carlin, Macoupin Co. ILL  |  Mary Sissons b.1796 d.1865 Macoupin Co. ILL  | |||||
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