The Shemwell Family

Sarah E TatumAge: 31 years18671898

Name
Sarah E Tatum
Given names
Sarah E
Surname
Tatum
Married name
Sarah E Hardcastle
Married name
Sarah E Suggs
Married name
Sarah E Connor
Birth 1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
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
MarriageW Calvin HardcastleView this family
November 21, 1883 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Olivia Hardcastle
1884 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Eva L Hardcastle
1886 (Age 19 years)
Death of a husbandW Calvin Hardcastle
1887 (Age 20 years)

MarriageE B SuggsView this family
October 10, 1890 (Age 23 years)
MarriageJohn Ira ConnorView this family
February 22, 1891 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Paul H Connor
September 10, 1893 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Merle Connor
November 17, 1893 (Age 26 years)
Note: Tombstone says: 17 NOV 1893 but 1900 & 1910 Census says she's older DEC 1891. -b
Birth of a son
#5
Zoie Fred Connor
December 12, 1895 (Age 28 years)
Death February 22, 1898 (Age 31 years)
Family with John Ira Connor - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 22, 1891Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
2 months
daughter
Merle Connor
Birth: November 17, 1893 25 26Cotton Belt, Greene, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 2, 1967Washington, District of Columbia, United States
2 years
son
Zoie Fred Connor
Birth: December 12, 1895 27 28Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 21, 1964Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family with W Calvin Hardcastle - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 21, 1883Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
13 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
Family with E B Suggs - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 10, 1890Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
John Ira Connor + Alice Dowell Purcell - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Alice Dowell Purcell
Birth: January 26, 1875Black Hawk, Carroll, Mississippi, United States
Death: November 20, 1949Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
Marriage: estimated 1902
3 years
step-daughter
Bessie Irene Connor
Birth: September 25, 1904 36 29Texas, United States
Death: November 11, 1977Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
5 years
step-son
James Ira Connor
Birth: October 19, 1909 41 34Texas, United States
Death: July 30, 1960Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States