The Shemwell Family

Kate Vernon RhodesAge: 68 years18591927

Name
Kate Vernon Rhodes
Given names
Kate Vernon
Surname
Rhodes
Married name
Kate Vernon Sandy
Birth October 17, 1859
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 17 months)

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 7 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 7 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 9 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 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageReuben Hoffman SandyView this family
November 11, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Sandy
July 18, 1881 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sonSandy
July 18, 1881 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Claud Lee Sandy
June 11, 1882 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sonClaud Lee Sandy
September 18, 1882 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
May Vernon Sandy
August 4, 1883 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Maud Lee Sandy
November 16, 1885 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
George William Sandy
December 2, 1887 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Loy Franklin Sandy
March 22, 1890 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Thomas Edward “Tommy” Sandy
August 9, 1892 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Herman Luther Sandy
November 8, 1894 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Ada Frances Sandy
April 1, 1897 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 son
#10
Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr.
February 15, 1899 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Ruth Sandy
October 22, 1901 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge English FrostMaud Lee SandyView this family
September 26, 1906 (Age 46 years)
Death of a husbandReuben Hoffman Sandy
February 23, 1907 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Alta Marie Frost
November 12, 1907 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge William SandyElizabeth Rachel WattersView this family
December 16, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childKenneth Stewart “Kenny” ShowalterMay Vernon SandyView this family
December 24, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Leta Mae Frost
July 28, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mary Alice Showalter
September 14, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Orale Christine Sandy
February 13, 1912 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mildred Showalter
September 20, 1912 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Kenneth Eugene Sandy
November 12, 1913 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Katherine Laura Showalter
October 5, 1915 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childLoy Franklin SandyGertrude Mae JonesView this family
October 14, 1916 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#8
Richard Sandy
December 11, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Death of a grandsonRichard Sandy
December 12, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 58 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Marriage of a childFred James Harrell Sr.Ada Frances SandyView this family
February 14, 1920 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Geraldine Sandy
December 26, 1920 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Mary Frances Harrell
March 20, 1921 (Age 61 years)
Death of a granddaughterMary Frances Harrell
November 12, 1921 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Eugene L “Gene” Showalter
March 6, 1922 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
James Clare Sandy
September 14, 1922 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Fred James Harrell Jr.
December 20, 1923 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
William Franklin Sandy
February 5, 1924 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
David Elmer Harrell
September 19, 1926 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Dorothy Ruth Harrell
November 4, 1927 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sonElmer Hughes Sandy Sr.
December 9, 1927 (on the date of death)
Cause: Train/Car Accident
Death December 9, 1927 (Age 68 years)
Cause of death: Train/Car Accident
Burial December 12, 1927 (3 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lower Fairview Cemetery
Family with Reuben Hoffman Sandy - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 11, 1880Ray, Missouri, United States
8 months
son
Sandy
Birth: July 18, 1881 31 21Cedar, Missouri, United States
Death: July 18, 1881Cedar, Missouri, United States
11 months
son
Claud Lee Sandy
Birth: June 11, 1882 32 22Cedar, Missouri, United States
Death: September 18, 1882Cedar, Missouri, United States
14 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
Maud Lee Sandy
Birth: November 16, 1885 35 26Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: October 22, 1986Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
2 years
son
Loy Franklin Sandy
Birth: March 22, 1890 39 30Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: February 23, 1969Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
Thomas Edward “Tommy” Sandy
Birth: August 9, 1892 42 32Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: October 22, 1980Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
Herman Luther Sandy
Birth: November 8, 1894 44 35Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: May 20, 1971Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
daughter
23 months
son
Elmer Hughes Sandy Sr.
Birth: February 15, 1899 48 39Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: December 9, 1927Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
3 years
daughter
Ruth Sandy
Birth: October 22, 1901 51 42Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Death: September 24, 1973Ada, Idaho, United States

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