The Shemwell Family

Harrison Wilson VickersAge: 65 years18451911

Name
Harrison Wilson Vickers
Given names
Harrison Wilson
Surname
Vickers
Birth June 24, 1845
Occupation
Criminal Lawyer

Employer: Vickers & Son
Residence
Address: 954 High Street
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 months)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 15 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 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 21 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 23 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
MarriageJane Barber Yates “Jennie” ShemwellView this family
May 22, 1873 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Barber Vickers
June 7, 1874 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jane Shemwell “Jennie” Vickers
1876 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George Vickers
June 14, 1877 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#4
Harrison Wilson Vickers Jr
April 13, 1879 (Age 33 years)
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Corrine Bruce Vickers
February 1881 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Clara Elbrook Vickers
October 4, 1882 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Rose Eleanor Vickers
August 1888 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Dorothy Barber Vickers
June 25, 1894 (Age 49 years)
Death of a daughterMary Barber Vickers
August 20, 1895 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Kirkwood RobinsonJane Shemwell “Jennie” VickersView this family
Type: Religious marriage
April 18, 1900 (Age 54 years)
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childBenjamin Francis PerkinsClara Elbrook VickersView this family
Type: Religious marriage
December 18, 1902 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Clara Vickers Elliott
June 5, 1904 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childJudge Thomas Ireland ElliottCorrine Bruce VickersView this family
estimated 1904 (Age 58 years)

Death of a daughterDorothy Barber Vickers
July 10, 1907 (Age 62 years)
Cause: typhoid fever
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 64 years)
Death June 5, 1911 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chester Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Jane Barber Yates “Jennie” Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 22, 1873
13 months
daughter
Mary Barber Vickers
Birth: June 7, 1874 28 22Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Death: August 20, 1895Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
3 years
daughter
17 months
son
George Vickers
Birth: June 14, 1877 31 25Maryland, United States
Death: December 1, 1934South San Francisco, San Mateo, California, United States
22 months
son
23 months
daughter
Corrine Bruce Vickers
Birth: February 1881 35 29Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Death: December 5, 1921Baltimore, Maryland, United States
20 months
daughter
Clara Elbrook Vickers
Birth: October 4, 1882 37 30Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Death: July 18, 1976Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
6 years
daughter
6 years
daughter
Dorothy Barber Vickers
Birth: June 25, 1894 49 42Maryland, United States
Death: July 10, 1907Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Wilson Vickers - Household

High Street Chestertown, Kent, Maryland

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Vickers, HarrisonWM34headMLawyerMDMDMD
Vickers, Jennie B YWF28wifeMKeeping HouseMDMDMD
Vickers, Mary BWF6daughterSMDMDMD
Vickers, Jennie SWF4daughterSMDMDMD
Vickers, GeorgeWM2sonSMDMDMD
Vickers, Harrison WWM1sonSMDMDMD
Shemwell, MaryWF66mother in lawWDMDMDMD
Shanks, FloraBF18ServantSDomestic ServantMDMDMD

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Wilson Vickers - Household

Cobb Ave Chestertown, Kent, Maryland

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Vickers, Harrison WheadWMJun184554M27MDMDMDFarmer
Vickers, Jennie VwifeWFDec185148M2787MDMDMD
Vickers, GeorgesonWMJun187722SMDMDMDAt Home
Vickers, Harrison W JrsonWMApr187921SMDMDMDAt School
Vickers, Corrine BdaughterWFFeb188119SMDMDMDAt School
Vickers, Clara JdaughterWFOct188317SMDMDMDAt School
Vickers, Rose EdaughterWFAug188811SMDMDMDAt School
Vickers, Dorothy BdaughterWFJun18945SMDMDMDAt School
Evans, SimonservantBMOctSVAVAVAAt School
Lee, ManuelservantBMJun185748M9VAVAVAAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Harrison Wilson Vickers - Household

280 Fairlee Chestertown, Kent, Maryland

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Vickers, Harrison WheadMW64M136MDMDMDOwn Income
Vickers, Jenny B RwifeFW58M13686MDMDMD
Vickers, Harrison W JrsonMW31SMDMDMDLawyerGeneral Practice
Perkins, Clara JdaughterFW27SMDMDMD
Vickers, Rose EdaughterFW21SMDMDMD
Butler, MartinaF22M1788MDMDMDServantPrivate Home
Hodgers, RichardservantM21SMDMDMDServantPrivate Home