The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	November 3, 1863
Marriage	Willie Alice Craig — View this family unknown
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 (Age 3 years) Alaska, USA 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 3 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 14 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	March 10, 1897 (Age 33 years)

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Family with Willie Alice Craig - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Willie Alice Craig John Jack Harrison Birth: November 3, 1863 Death: March 10, 1897
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Gideon Bagby Family with spouse John Jack Harrison Willie Alice Craig Birth: June 17, 1870 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: —

Thomas Gideon Bagby + Willie Alice Craig - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amy John Hall Family with spouse Willie Alice Craig Thomas Gideon Bagby Birth: November 10, 1878 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 18, 1953 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Gideon Bagby Family with spouse John Jack Harrison Willie Alice Craig Birth: June 17, 1870 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: —

Family with Willie Alice Craig
himself Parents (unknown)	John Jack Harrison 1863–1897
wife Parents (unknown)	Willie Alice Craig 1870–1937
Thomas Gideon Bagby + Willie Alice Craig
wife’s husband Parents John Wesley Bagby Eliza Jane “Babe” Higgins	Thomas Gideon Bagby 1878–1953
wife Parents (unknown)	Willie Alice Craig 1870–1937