Sarah A RalstonAge: 41 years1845–1886
- Name
- Sarah A Ralston
- Given names
- Sarah A
- Surname
- Ralston
- Married name
- Sarah A Shemwell
 Birth | 1845 |
 Marriage | Joseph A Shemwell — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 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 16 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 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 22 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 24 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#1 | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell November 6, 1873 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Hedger Shemwell October 2, 1876 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 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 #3 | Lula Shemwell August 1879 (Age 34 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
 Death | September 24, 1886 (Age 41 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralston-Renfro Cemetery Note: No headstone |
| Family with Joseph A Shemwell |
| husband |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
| herself |
Sarah A Ralston Birth: 1845 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1886 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lula Shemwell Birth: August 1879 38 34 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A. Shemwell - Household
Roseville, Barren, KY
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| Burial | No headstone |