The Shemwell Family

Charles R LewisAge: 73 years18421915

Name
Charles R Lewis
Given names
Charles R
Surname
Lewis
Birth February 26, 1842
MarriageMary Ellen WhitehouseView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 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 19 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 24 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 24 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 26 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 35 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 son
#1
Otis Lewis
October 5, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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
Marriage of a childOtis LewisMinnie Beatrice ShemwellView this family
April 23, 1904 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Maude Lewis
June 5, 1904 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Aubrey Lewis
1906 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sonOtis Lewis
February 1, 1909 (Age 66 years)
Death May 1, 1915 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery
Family with Mary Ellen Whitehouse - View this family
himself
Charles R Lewis
Birth: February 26, 1842Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 1, 1915Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
wife
Mary Ellen Whitehouse
Birth: May 8, 1848Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 4, 1923Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
son
Otis Lewis
Birth: October 5, 1880 38 32Shelton, Hamilton, Illinois, United States
Death: February 1, 1909Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States