The Shemwell Family

Julia J Jackson

Name
Julia J Jackson
Given names
Julia J
Surname
Jackson
Married name
Julia J Blackwell
Birth
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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

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
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Elizabeth Blackwell
September 14, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

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 daughter
#2
Laura Emily “Emma” Blackwell
September 16, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 childSamuel Anderson ShemwellMary Elizabeth BlackwellView this family
November 1, 1898
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Clarice D Shemwell
September 6, 1899
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Grace Gertrude Shemwell
November 11, 1903
Marriage of a childMarcus Delumuel ShemwellLaura Emily “Emma” BlackwellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
April 6, 1904
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Hazel O Shemwell
calculated 1905
Birth of a grandson
#4
Thomas O Shemwell
September 20, 1905
Death of a grandsonThomas O Shemwell
February 1, 1906
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Laura Mabel Shemwell
June 22, 1907
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Mildred Drue Shemwell
December 4, 1907
Note: memorial says 26 APR 1906
Birth of a grandson
#7
Marcus D Shemwell
August 22, 1910
Birth of a grandson
#8
George William Shemwell
May 8, 1912
Death of a grandsonGeorge William Shemwell
August 15, 1913
Cause: Tuberculous
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Vera Orine Shemwell
June 10, 1914
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#10
Clarence Aaron “Pud” Shemwell
January 13, 1917
Death of a granddaughterHazel O Shemwell
September 11, 1918
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a grandson
#11
James E Shemwell
June 9, 1921
Death of a grandsonJames E Shemwell
September 6, 1922
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Margaret E Shemwell
August 10, 1923
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a granddaughterGrace Gertrude Shemwell
August 13, 1945
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a daughterMary Elizabeth Blackwell
January 14, 1954
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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