The Shemwell Family

Nancy Bly JohnsonAge: 44 years18511895

Name
Nancy Bly Johnson
Given names
Nancy Bly
Surname
Johnson
Married name
Nancy Bly Ferrell
Birth January 25, 1851 29 25
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
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 sisterArena Johnson
December 8, 1865 (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
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
MarriageFelix Newton FerrellView this family
December 22, 1870 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Christopher Ferrell
August 25, 1871 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Katie Elizabeth Ferrell
April 17, 1872 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Henry Jackson Ferrell
February 18, 1877 (Age 26 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
#4
Estella Maud Ferrell
June 25, 1880 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ella May Ferrell
July 25, 1882 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Zoola Ferrell
September 16, 1884 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Anna Ferrell
June 16, 1886 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#8
James Glendor Ferrell
March 9, 1889 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Nellie Bly Ferrell
February 28, 1892 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Fay Newton Ferrell
April 28, 1894 (Age 43 years)
Death September 16, 1895 (Age 44 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 25, 1845Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
6 years
herself
15 years
younger sister
Family with Felix Newton Ferrell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 22, 1870Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
8 months
son
William Christopher Ferrell
Birth: August 25, 1871 23 20Rocky Hill, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 25, 1953Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
8 months
daughter
Katie Elizabeth Ferrell
Birth: April 17, 1872 23 21Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 4, 1957Greer, Clearwater, Idaho, United States
5 years
son
Henry Jackson Ferrell
Birth: February 18, 1877 28 26Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: March 13, 1946Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
daughter
Estella Maud Ferrell
Birth: June 25, 1880 32 29Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
Death: August 6, 1966Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States
2 years
daughter
Ella May Ferrell
Birth: July 25, 1882 34 31Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: January 12, 1953Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
daughter
Zoola Ferrell
Birth: September 16, 1884 36 33Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: August 18, 1959Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
21 months
daughter
3 years
son
James Glendor Ferrell
Birth: March 9, 1889 40 38Ashland, Clark, Kansas, United States
Death: January 22, 1945Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
3 years
daughter
Nellie Bly Ferrell
Birth: February 28, 1892 43 41Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: October 1, 1971Fruitland, Payette, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
Fay Newton Ferrell
Birth: April 28, 1894 45 43Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 26, 1974Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, United States
Felix Newton Ferrell + Cynthia Ann Sanders - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: January 12, 1903Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Felix Newton Ferrell + Arena Johnson - View this family
husband
younger sister
Marriage: May 9, 1911Edmonson, Kentucky, United States