The Shemwell Family

George Ann ParrottAge: 29 years18651895

Name
George Ann Parrott
Given names
George Ann
Surname
Parrott
Married name
George Ann Powers
Birth October 14, 1865
MarriageWilliam Thomas PowersView this family
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Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 14 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 14 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 3 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 12 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
James Ervin Powers
September 5, 1894 (Age 28 years)
Death March 15, 1895 (Age 29 years)
Family with William Thomas Powers - View this family
husband
William Thomas Powers
Birth: October 17, 1874Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 11, 1958Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
herself
George Ann Parrott
Birth: October 14, 1865Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 15, 1895Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
son
James Ervin Powers
Birth: September 5, 1894 19 28Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 9, 1929Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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