The Shemwell Family

Amelia Ann “Millie” WalkerAge: 60 years18541915

Name
Amelia Ann “Millie” Walker
Given names
Amelia Ann
Surname
Walker
Married name
Amelia Ann Davis
Nickname
Millie
Birth November 27, 1854 22 24
Birth of a sisterElouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker
October 16, 1856 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherElijah Frost “Lige” Walker
March 4, 1859 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 26, 1860 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterRhoda Emily Walker
November 28, 1860 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Young Walker
February 6, 1862 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Simpson Walker
March 7, 1865 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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
Birth of a sisterMary White Walker
April 19, 1867 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 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 12 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 14 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
Census June 20, 1870 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterBettie Walker
February 14, 1873 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 25 years)
MarriageJames Owen DavisView this family
about 1882 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#1
John William Davis
October 14, 1882 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
McClure White “Dink” Davis
May 2, 1884 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elijah Sanford Davis
December 4, 1886 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Marion L Davis
December 1887 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Kittie C Davis
February 1891 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Davis
February 1891 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Simpson Walker
February 11, 1892 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Ernest James Davis
September 4, 1892 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sisterMary White Walker
October 23, 1894 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Bessie Cornelia Davis
November 12, 1895 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Winter Carl Davis
November 30, 1897 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 daughterMary Davis
before 1900 (Age 45 years)

Death of a sonMarion L Davis
about 1906 (Age 51 years)

Death of a fatherJohn Monroe Beaty Walker
December 20, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherMary Adaline Frost
January 2, 1911 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Frost “Lige” Walker
July 21, 1914 (Age 59 years)
Burial of a brotherElijah Frost “Lige” Walker
July 22, 1914 (Age 59 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery
Death June 22, 1915 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frost Family Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1854White, Tennessee, United States
10 months
herself
23 months
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
21 months
younger sister
14 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
William Simpson Walker
Birth: March 7, 1865 32 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1892Granby City, Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary White Walker
Birth: April 19, 1867 35 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1894Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger sister
Bettie Walker
Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1944Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Family with James Owen Davis - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1882
9 months
son
John William Davis
Birth: October 14, 1882 28 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 13, 1955Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
son
McClure White “Dink” Davis
Birth: May 2, 1884 30 29Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 3, 1963Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Elijah Sanford Davis
Birth: December 4, 1886 32 32Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 1934Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States
13 months
son
Marion L Davis
Birth: December 1887 33 33Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1906
3 years
daughter
Kittie C Davis
Birth: February 1891 36 36Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1930
1 month
daughter
Mary Davis
Birth: February 1891 36 36Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
19 months
son
Ernest James Davis
Birth: September 4, 1892 38 37Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 30, 1930Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Bessie Cornelia Davis
Birth: November 12, 1895 41 40Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 19, 1972
2 years
son
Winter Carl Davis
Birth: November 30, 1897 43 43Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 30, 1959Monroe, Kentucky, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John M B Walkerhead28MFarmer550440TN
Mary A Walkerwife29FHouse KeeperTN
Emelia Walkerdaughter5FTN
Elouisa J Walkerdaughter3FTN
Elijah F Walkerson2MTN
John F Greer75MFarmerVA

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Walker, John M Bhead38MWFarmer + black smith15001500TN/
Walker, Mary Awife39FWKeeping houseTN
Walker, Emilia Adaughter15FWhelp at homeTN/
Walker, Elouisa Jdaughter13FWat homeTN/
Walker, Elijah Fson12MWat homeTN/
Walker, Rhoda Edaughter9FWat homeTN/
Walker, James Yson7MWat homeTN
Walker, William Sson5MWat homeTN
Walker, Mary Wdaughter3FWat homeTN
Loyd, Mary B26FWhouse helpTNN/
Frost, Emilia Lmother-in-law69FWmidwife1500TN
Van Winkle, James C20MWfarm laborerTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Walker, JohnWM48headMBlacksmithTNTNTN
Walker, MaryWF49wifeMKeeping houseTNTNTN
Walker, EmiliaWF25daughterSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, LouisaWF24daughterSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, ElijahWM22sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, JamesWM18sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, WilliamWM15sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, MaryWF13daughterSAt homeNTNTNTN
Walker, ElizabethWF7daughterSAt homeNTNTNTN
Loyel, MaryWF35servantSservantNTNTNTN