The Shemwell Family

Rosa BannisterAge: 41 years18521893

Name
Rosa Bannister
Given names
Rosa
Surname
Bannister
Married name
Rosa Collie
Birth February 11, 1852
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 9 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
MarriageDavid Holloway CollieView this family
December 17, 1867 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 14 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 14 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#1
Winfrey Daniel Collie
October 13, 1868 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 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 daughter
#2
Corda Collie
April 1883 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Floy Collie
May 1888 (Age 36 years)
Death May 12, 1893 (Age 41 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lee-Dodds Cemetery
Family with David Holloway Collie - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 17, 1867Lyon, Kentucky, United States
10 months
son
Winfrey Daniel Collie
Birth: October 13, 1868 18 16Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 24, 1948Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
15 years
daughter
Corda Collie
Birth: April 1883 32 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
5 years
daughter
Floy Collie
Birth: May 1888 37 36Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
David Holloway Collie + - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage:
step-son
Buren Edward Collie
Birth: July 19, 1894 43Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1984Palm Beach, Florida, United States
David Holloway Collie + Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1932Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: June 10, 1896Marshall, Kentucky, United States
20 months
step-son

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