The Shemwell Family

Sarah Jane HumphreyAge: 46 years18431890

Name
Sarah Jane Humphrey
Given names
Sarah Jane
Surname
Humphrey
Married name
Sarah Jane Calvert
Birth October 1, 1843
MarriageJoseph L CalvertView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)
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 13 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 17 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 23 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 23 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 25 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
Birth of a son
#1
Henry Payton Calvert
July 6, 1870 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death April 11, 1890 (Age 46 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Coleman Cemetery #2
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Sarah Jane Humphrey
Birth: October 1, 1843Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1890Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Joseph L Calvert - View this family
husband
herself
Sarah Jane Humphrey
Birth: October 1, 1843Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1890Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
son
Henry Payton Calvert
Birth: July 6, 1870 25 26Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1949Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Note
She was the daughter of Timothy and Matilda Humphrey.
Note
She was the daughter of Timothy and Matilda Humphrey.