The Shemwell Family

George Washington YocumAge: 71 years18421913

Name
George Washington Yocum
Given names
George Washington
Surname
Yocum
Birth February 1842
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 years)
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 14 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 19 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 24 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 24 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 26 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 35 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageDeborah AcordView this family
April 3, 1882 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 wifeDeborah Acord
December 20, 1912 (Age 70 years)
Death July 26, 1913 (Age 71 years)
Family with Deborah Acord - View this family
himself
George Washington Yocum
Birth: February 1842Kentucky, United States
Death: July 26, 1913Willows, Glenn, California, United States
wife
Marriage: April 3, 1882Colusa, California, United States
Joseph Frost + Deborah Acord - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: September 9, 1849Fremont, Iowa, United States
11 months
step-son
22 months
step-son
23 months
step-daughter
Mahala Jane Frost
Birth: March 12, 1854 25 21Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: January 29, 1882Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
John Wesley Frost
Birth: about 1858 28 25Nebraska, United States
Death: February 3, 1931Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-son
Thomas Jefferson Frost
Birth: December 6, 1863 34 31Lassen, California, United States
Death: November 14, 1928Vina, Tehama, California, United States
3 years
step-son
Jackson Lee “Jack” Frost
Birth: about 1866 36 33Douglas, Oregon, United States
Death: October 20, 1930Madera, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter

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