The Shemwell Family

Lewis William TriplettAge: 64 years18461911

Name
Lewis William Triplett
Given names
Lewis William
Surname
Triplett
Birth October 1846
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 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 14 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 20 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 20 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 22 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 31 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageNancy MikealView this family
August 19, 1890 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Silas Edward Triplett
October 7, 1892 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Celia Carrie Triplett
July 1893 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Jacob Triplett
June 7, 1894 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Eliga Riley Triplett
June 7, 1895 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Martha A Triplett
November 1896 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 son
#6
Louis Isaac Triplett
January 23, 1899 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a son
#7
James Bradley Triplett
January 22, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Death May 1, 1911 (Age 64 years)
Family with Nancy Mikeal - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 19, 1890Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
Silas Edward Triplett
Birth: October 7, 1892 46 24North Carolina, United States
Death: March 3, 1973Timberlake, Person, North Carolina, United States
10 months
daughter
Celia Carrie Triplett
Birth: July 1893 46 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death:
11 months
son
James Jacob Triplett
Birth: June 7, 1894 47 26North Carolina, United States
Death: May 21, 1973South Carolina, United States
1 year
son
Eliga Riley Triplett
Birth: June 7, 1895 48 27Surry, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 29, 1918
18 months
daughter
Martha A Triplett
Birth: November 1896 50 28North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
son
Louis Isaac Triplett
Birth: January 23, 1899 52 30Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 13, 1983Durham, North Carolina, United States
1 year
son
James Bradley Triplett
Birth: January 22, 1900 53 31Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 14, 1973Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
William Thomas Cates + Nancy Mikeal - View this family
wife’s husband
William Thomas Cates
Birth: September 7, 1879Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 17, 1962Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: January 12, 1916Danville, Virginia, United States