The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth BennettAge: 28 years18681897

Name
Mary Elizabeth Bennett
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Bennett
Married name
Mary Elizabeth McManigell
Birth November 28, 1868 24 23
MarriageThomas McManigellView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 34 days)

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 sisterMartha F Bennett
March 1872 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Oscar Bennett
December 24, 1876 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Bennett
April 23, 1881 (Age 12 years)
Death of a motherRosena East
October 29, 1891 (Age 22 years)

Death February 25, 1897 (Age 28 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
George Washington Bennett
Birth: November 6, 1844 23 19Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: April 23, 1881Lawrence, Indiana, United States
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1866Lawrence, Indiana, United States
21 months
elder brother
Owen Thomas Bennett
Birth: October 24, 1867 22 22Iowa, United States
Death: September 24, 1934Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States
13 months
herself
Mary Elizabeth Bennett
Birth: November 28, 1868 24 23Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: February 25, 1897Strawn, Livingston, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Family with Thomas McManigell - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Elizabeth Bennett
Birth: November 28, 1868 24 23Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Death: February 25, 1897Strawn, Livingston, Illinois, United States
Marriage:

Mary Elizabeth Bennett has 2 first cousins recorded