The Shemwell Family

Stephen AtkinsAge: 31 years18521883

Name
Stephen Atkins
Given names
Stephen
Surname
Atkins
Birth October 24, 1852 40 38
Birth of a sisterMillie A Atkins
March 4, 1855 (Age 2 years)
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
Census August 28, 1860 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherMartin B Atkins
March 3, 1864 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 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
Death of a brotherElijah “Eli” Atkins
1866 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherStephen Atkins
1866 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel T Atkins
January 6, 1867 (Age 14 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
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
Death December 3, 1883 (Age 31 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Atkins Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 2, 1831Grainger, Tennessee, United States
19 months
elder sister
Elizabeth Jane Atkins
Birth: July 29, 1832 20 18Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 8, 1922Powder Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder brother
Elijah “Eli” Atkins
Birth: April 26, 1837 25 23Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1866Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Mary C Atkins
Birth: calculated 1843 30 28Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Samuel T Atkins
Birth: January 20, 1847 34 32Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 6, 1867Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder sister
Sarah Atkins
Birth: calculated 1847 34 32Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
Stephen Atkins
Birth: October 24, 1852 40 38Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1883Grainger, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Millie A Atkins
Birth: March 4, 1855 43 41Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death:

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Atkins - Household

Grainger, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Stephen Atkinshead46MWFarmer & DoctorKY
Millie Atkinswife44FWVA
Mary C Atkinsdaughter17FWTN
Martin B Atkinsson14MWTN
Samuel T Atkinsson12MWTN
William C Atkinsson10MWTN
Stephen Atkinsson8MWTN
Millie A Atkinsdaughter6FWTN