The Shemwell Family

Susan Florence O'Neal1904

Name
Susan Florence O'Neal
Given names
Susan Florence
Surname
O'Neal
Married name
Susan Florence Shemwell
Birth
Birth of a sisterMartha E “Mattie” O'Neal
May 4, 1857
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
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
MarriageJohn William ShemwellView this family
May 21, 1882
Birth of a son
#1
Marcus Delumuel Shemwell
January 16, 1884
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
SSI Claim
SSI

Death before 1904

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
sister
herself
Family with John William Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 21, 1882Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
John William Shemwell + Nannie B Hellsby - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 3, 1893Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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