The Shemwell Family

John Morris BreshearsAge: 57 years18511909

Name
John Morris Breshears
Given names
John Morris
Surname
Breshears
Birth November 23, 1851 27 19
Birth of a sisterMartha Frances “Fanny” Breshears
January 8, 1855 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Batton Breshears
January 22, 1858 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a sisterSarah A E Breshears
March 4, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Thomas H Breshears
February 25, 1863 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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
Birth of a brotherAndrew Jackson Breshears
October 25, 1866 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherWesley Fletcher Breshears
October 25, 1866 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 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 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Quincy Breshears
June 25, 1869 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 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
MarriageRhoda Ann KeithView this family
June 11, 1871 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Frances Elizabeth Breshears
April 14, 1872 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sarah J Breshears
January 11, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Death of a daughterSarah J Breshears
September 15, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Cora Ida Breshears
September 15, 1875 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Albert Winfield Breshears
November 3, 1876 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 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
#5
Snow Iva Breshears
November 15, 1879 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Rosetta “Etta” Breshears
April 27, 1881 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherReuben Dobbin Breshears
December 1, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Charles A Breshears
March 23, 1883 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sonCharles A Breshears
August 2, 1884 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Mae T Breshears
April 9, 1885 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Frances “Fanny” Breshears
January 9, 1888 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherAndrew Jackson Breshears
February 26, 1889 (Age 37 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNaomi Ann Hogg
October 1, 1892 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a parentHenry C BabbMary H BattenView this family
June 12, 1897 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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
Death of a motherMary H Batten
April 12, 1899 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childAlbert Winfield BreshearsAnna FerrellView this family
May 11, 1903 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Anna Mae Breshears
May 19, 1904 (Age 52 years)
Death of a daughterFrances Elizabeth Breshears
October 2, 1904 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Oren Fay Breshears
June 22, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Clifford Frank Breshears
July 2, 1908 (Age 56 years)
Death April 27, 1909 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Star Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 4, 1848Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder sister
Sarah A E Breshears
Birth: March 2, 1849 24 16Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: March 4, 1860Polk, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
3 years
younger sister
Martha Frances “Fanny” Breshears
Birth: January 8, 1855 30 22Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1888Blaine, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Batton Breshears
Birth: January 22, 1858 33 25Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: January 19, 1945Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
5 years
younger brother
William Thomas H Breshears
Birth: February 25, 1863 38 30Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: June 24, 1934Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, United States
4 years
younger brother
Andrew Jackson Breshears
Birth: October 25, 1866 42 34Greene, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: February 26, 1889Blaine, Idaho, United States
younger brother
Wesley Fletcher Breshears
Birth: October 25, 1866 42 34Greene, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: July 7, 1922Bellevue, Blaine, Idaho, United States
Mother’s family with Henry C Babb - View this family
step-father
Henry C Babb
Birth: about 1841Indiana, United States
Death: January 15, 1920Orange, California, United States
mother
Marriage: June 12, 1897Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho, United States
Family with Rhoda Ann Keith - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 11, 1871Polk, Missouri, United States
10 months
daughter
Frances Elizabeth Breshears
Birth: April 14, 1872 20 19Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1904Ada, Idaho, United States
21 months
daughter
Sarah J Breshears
Birth: January 11, 1874 22 21Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: September 15, 1874Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States
20 months
daughter
Cora Ida Breshears
Birth: September 15, 1875 23 22Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States
Death: February 27, 1953Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
14 months
son
3 years
daughter
Snow Iva Breshears
Birth: November 15, 1879 27 26Middleton, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: December 14, 1960Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
17 months
daughter
Rosetta “Etta” Breshears
Birth: April 27, 1881 29 28Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Death: March 27, 1960Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
23 months
son
Charles A Breshears
Birth: March 23, 1883 31 30Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: August 2, 1884Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
daughter
Mae T Breshears
Birth: April 9, 1885 33 32Star, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 12, 1939Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States

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