The Shemwell Family

William H KennedyAge: 52 years18481900

Name
William H Kennedy
Given names
William H
Surname
Kennedy
Birth 1848 34 24
Marriage of a parentJesse KennedyDelphia BryantView this family
December 22, 1855 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Death of a fatherJesse Kennedy
between 1865 and 1870 (Age 17 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 21 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageMissouri Anna ConwayView this family
October 5, 1871 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Garland Kennedy
September 3, 1873 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death before 1900 (Age 52 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 19, 1844Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
Father’s family with Delphia Bryant - View this family
father
step-mother
Delphia Bryant
Birth: September 5, 1819North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1884Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 22, 1855Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Missouri Anna Conway - View this family
himself
wife
Missouri Anna Conway
Birth: December 1848 63 48Spencer, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 1931Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 5, 1871Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
23 months
daughter

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