The Shemwell Family

Francis Marion AdamsAge: 68 years18481916

Name
Francis Marion Adams
Given names
Francis Marion
Surname
Adams
Birth February 9, 1848 30 22
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Hagins
before 1850 (Age 22 months)

Birth of a brotherWilliam D “Bill” Adams
calculated 1850 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Benjamin Adams
May 8, 1852 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Monroe Adams
June 25, 1854 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterFrancis Jane Adams
1857 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Brown Adams
December 17, 1859 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 17, 1860 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Savanah Adams
1861 (Age 12 years)

Military
Civil War Confederate
June 1864 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterCharlotte Arbell Adams
1864 (Age 15 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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
MarriageNancy Ann GambleView this family
1866 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a brotherGeorge Wesley Adams
1866 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Olive A “Ollie” Adams
1867 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 18 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 18 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#2
William T Adams
about 1869 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a sisterFrancis Elizabeth Adams
October 11, 1869 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 20 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 daughter
#3
Icie Dora Adams
December 12, 1870 (Age 22 years)
Address: Heard Township
Birth of a sisterLucy B Adams
calculated 1873 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Joseph Lee Adams
1874 (Age 25 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Ann Turvey
June 19, 1875 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Charles F Adams
1876 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Lenora “Nora” Adams
August 1878 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 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
#7
Della Adams
June 1881 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a daughter
#8
Stella Adams
June 1881 (Age 33 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Tony Adams
December 8, 1881 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Helen Adams
May 10, 1884 (Age 36 years)

Death of a motherNancy Turvey Hagins
February 27, 1885 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Jewel Adams
June 1886 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a son
#11
Wade Hampton “Hamp” Adams
October 1888 (Age 40 years)

Marriage of a childGreen White JacksonIcie Dora AdamsView this family
February 4, 1891 (Age 42 years)
Address: Heard Township
Birth of a grandson
#1
Glover Clarence Jackson
December 7, 1891 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Charles Burrell Jackson
January 30, 1894 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Austin Glenn Jackson
February 13, 1897 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 years)
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
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lillian Lorene Jackson
October 15, 1899 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherJames Monroe Adams
February 27, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Marion Mozelle Jackson
August 29, 1904 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterFrancis Elizabeth Adams
1906 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Edna Evelyn Jackson
November 16, 1907 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Kyle Adams Jackson
August 13, 1913 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Brown Adams
May 10, 1914 (Age 66 years)
Death of a wifeNancy Ann Gamble
August 16, 1916 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 67 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death October 18, 1916 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedarwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 6, 1846Harris, Georgia, United States
18 months
himself
3 years
younger brother
William D “Bill” Adams
Birth: calculated 1850 32 24Harris, Georgia, United States
Death: August 24, 1934Douglas, Georgia, United States
2 years
younger brother
Joseph Benjamin Adams
Birth: May 8, 1852 34 26Harris, Georgia, United States
Death: July 6, 1933Glenn, Heard, Georgia, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Monroe Adams
Birth: June 25, 1854 36 29Harris, Georgia, United States
Death: February 27, 1900Heard, Georgia, United States
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
John Brown Adams
Birth: December 17, 1859 42 34Harris, Georgia, United States
Death: May 10, 1914Heard, Georgia, United States
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Lucy B Adams
Birth: calculated 1873 55 47Heard, Georgia, United States
Death:
Family with Nancy Ann Gamble - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1866
13 years
daughter
-11 years
daughter
3 years
son
23 months
daughter
4 years
son
3 years
son
6 years
daughter
1 month
daughter
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
2 years
son

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Tony Adams - Household

Harris Georgia Valley Plain

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Tony Adamshead42MWOverseerNC
Nancy Turvey Adamswife35FWSC
Francis Marion Adamsson12MWGA
William D Adamsson10MWGA
Joseph Benjamin Adamsson8MWGA
James Monroe Adamsson6MWGA
Francis Jane Adamsdaughter3FWGA
John Brown Adamsson1MWGA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Francis Marion Adams - Household

Heard Georgia

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Adams, Francis MheadWMFeb184852M34GANCSC
Adams, NancywifeWF184654M341111ALSCGA
Adams, LenoradaughterWFAug187821S00GAAL
Adams, StelladaughterWFJun188119S00GAAL
Adams, HelendaughterWFMay188416S00GAAL
Adams, JeweldaughterWFJun188614S00GAAL
Adams, Wade HsonWMOct188811SGAAL
Adams, DelladaughterWFJun188119S00GAAL