The Shemwell Family

Nancy E TomlinsonAge: 59 years18531913

Name
Nancy E Tomlinson
Given names
Nancy E
Surname
Tomlinson
Married name
Nancy E Greene
Birth June 27, 1853

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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
MarriageDoctor F GreeneView this family
about 1874 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Laura Ann Greene
February 28, 1874 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 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 granddaughter
#1
Minnie Beshears
December 24, 1890 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Lee BeshearsLaura Ann GreeneView this family
December 24, 1890 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Bynum Hill Beshears
March 6, 1893 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Kiter Virginia Beshears
July 21, 1896 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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
#4
Charles B Beshears
June 3, 1899 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Doctor Beshears
about 1901 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ina Mae Beshears
April 11, 1903 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Violet Beshears
October 16, 1905 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonCharles B Beshears
August 8, 1908 (Age 55 years)
Death January 18, 1913 (Age 59 years)
Family with Doctor F Greene - View this family
husband
Doctor F Greene
Birth: July 14, 1850 22 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 22, 1918Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
herself
Marriage: about 1874
2 months
daughter