The Shemwell Family

James Leonard CaseAge: 54 years18501905

Name
James Leonard Case
Given names
James Leonard
Surname
Case
Birth December 10, 1850
MarriageNancy Jane PayneView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 16 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 16 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 18 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Helen Case
July 3, 1876 (Age 25 years)
Death of a wifeNancy Jane Payne
December 24, 1878 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childJames Thomas “Pop” PulleyNancy Helen CaseView this family
July 4, 1895 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
James Leonard Pulley
March 9, 1896 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Herbert Pulley
February 16, 1898 (Age 47 years)
Note: Death cert. says 16 FEB 1900.. 1900 census -b
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 grandson
#3
Earnest Edgar Pulley
January 12, 1899 (Age 48 years)
Note: death cert. says 12 JAN 1900. 1900 census -b
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Nannie Lucille Pulley
May 21, 1903 (Age 52 years)
Death of a daughterNancy Helen Case
March 1904 (Age 53 years)
Death March 12, 1905 (Age 54 years)
Family with Nancy Jane Payne - View this family
himself
James Leonard Case
Birth: December 10, 1850Dade, Georgia, United States
Death: March 12, 1905Jasper, Marion, Georgia, United States
wife
Nancy Jane Payne
Birth: December 21, 1854Dade, Georgia, United States
Death: December 24, 1878Dade, Georgia, United States
Marriage:
daughter

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