The Shemwell Family

Margaret E Linebaugh1838

Name
Margaret E Linebaugh
Given names
Margaret E
Surname
Linebaugh
Married name
Margaret E Christian
Birth about 1838

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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
MarriagePhillip Kenly ChristianView this family
June 8, 1852 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Christian
July 19, 1855 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 1, 1860 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 daughter
#2
Eva Vick Christian
November 1, 1865 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Susan Cordelia Christian
September 1867 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 29 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 29 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 31 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
Census October 8, 1870 (Age 32 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam ChristianFadie E RickmanView this family
December 24, 1878 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 12, 1880 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childBenjamin HallEva Vick ChristianView this family
November 5, 1884 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Theron Wade Hall
September 25, 1885 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Warden Owens Hall
January 18, 1887 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childWilson Pitt DuncanSusan Cordelia ChristianView this family
March 3, 1887 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Christian
April 13, 1887 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Grooms Hall
June 4, 1887 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Rosa Claudine Duncan
April 4, 1888 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Clark Pitt Duncan
July 7, 1890 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Geneva Hall
December 15, 1891 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Eula Blanche Hall
May 14, 1894 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Benjamin Corbett Hall
January 18, 1897 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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
#9
Braden Hill Duncan
October 4, 1900 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 78 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 79 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 80 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 91 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 103 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a daughterEva Vick Christian
April 3, 1946 (Age 108 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 108 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with Phillip Kenly Christian - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 8, 1852Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
William Christian
Birth: July 19, 1855 30 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 1887Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
Susan Cordelia Christian
Birth: September 1867 42 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 29, 1953Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Kenly Christian - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
P K Christianhead37MWfarmerKY
Margaret Christianwife27FWKY
William Christianson5MWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Kenly Christian - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Christian, Kenlyhead48MWFarmerKY
Christian, Margaretwife32FWKeeping HouseKY
Christian, Williamson15MWFarm LaborerKY
Christian, Evadaughter5FWKY
Christian, Cordeliadaughter3FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Kenly Christian - Household

Sharon District, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Christian, Phillip KWM56headMfarmerKYNCKY
Christian, Margaret CWF43wifeMkeeping houseKYKYKY
Christian, Eva VWF14daughterSKYKYKY
Christian, Susan CWF12daughterSKYKYKY