The Shemwell Family

William M UnderwoodAge: 25 years18661891

Name
William M Underwood
Given names
William M
Surname
Underwood
Birth August 19, 1866 45 26
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 months)
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 4 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherHenry B Underwood
January 21, 1880 (Age 13 years)
MarriageMary Belle KnightView this family
March 8, 1891 (Age 24 years)
Death September 28, 1891 (Age 25 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Henry B Underwood
Birth: October 23, 1820Kentucky, United States
Death: January 21, 1880Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Mary M Cotton
Birth: October 11, 1839Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 17, 1912Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: April 20, 1858Christian, Kentucky, United States
8 years
himself
William M Underwood
Birth: August 19, 1866 45 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 28, 1891Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mary Belle Knight - View this family
himself
William M Underwood
Birth: August 19, 1866 45 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 28, 1891Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Mary Belle Knight
Birth: January 4, 1867 32 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1928Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: March 8, 1891Christian, Kentucky, United States
George Lee Weaver + Mary Belle Knight - View this family
wife’s husband
George Lee Weaver
Birth: October 19, 1872Kentucky, United States
Death: April 25, 1942Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Mary Belle Knight
Birth: January 4, 1867 32 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1928Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 12, 1892Christian, Kentucky, United States