The Shemwell Family

Robert Cornelius JonesAge: 63 years18491912

Name
Robert Cornelius Jones
Given names
Robert Cornelius
Surname
Jones
Birth January 30, 1849
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 12 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 17 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 17 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 19 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
MarriageElizabeth Danalee “Bettie” HammondView this family
December 24, 1872 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#1
James Allen Jones
about 1874 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Henry “Dub” Jones
December 13, 1875 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert Lee Jones
November 1, 1877 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 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 daughter
#4
Florence F Jones
February 1880 (Age 31 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Walter Cornelius Jones
July 3, 1882 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Emma Ann Jones
December 4, 1884 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
February 25, 1889 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Eula V Jones
August 1893 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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
Death of a wifeElizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond
June 3, 1905 (Age 56 years)
Death July 22, 1912 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lone Cherry Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with Elizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 24, 1872
2 years
son
23 months
son
William Henry “Dub” Jones
Birth: December 13, 1875 26 23Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: December 2, 1949Richland, Louisiana, United States
23 months
son
Robert Lee Jones
Birth: November 1, 1877 28 25Louisiana, United States
Death: March 14, 1922Louisiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Florence F Jones
Birth: February 1880 31 27Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death:
2 years
son
Walter Cornelius Jones
Birth: July 3, 1882 33 29Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: September 6, 1952Richland, Louisiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Emma Ann Jones
Birth: December 4, 1884 35 32Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: May 19, 1966Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
4 years
son
Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
Birth: February 25, 1889 40 36Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: April 15, 1971Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
5 years
daughter
Eula V Jones
Birth: August 1893 44 40Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death:

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Robert Cornelius Jones - Household

Alto, Richland, Louisiana

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Jones, R CWM30headMFarmerMS
Jones, Elizabeth DWF27wifeMLAMSMS
Jones, James AllenWM6sonSLAMSLA
Jones, William HWM4sonMLAMSLA
Jones, Robert LeeWM2sonMLAMSLA
Jones, Florence FWF4mFebSLAMSLA