The Shemwell Family

Felix G BakerAge: 55 years18631918

Name
Felix G Baker
Given names
Felix G
Surname
Baker
Birth about 1863 34 30
Death of a fatherMathias “Mathew” Baker
February 4, 1865 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEmelia J Baker
April 7, 1865 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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
Marriage of a parentPvt Jeremiah “Jerry” GibsonElizabeth Jane FrostView this family
about 1866 (Age 3 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 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 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-brotherRaymond Sevier Gibson
February 22, 1868 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherThomas Young Gibson Sr.
February 4, 1869 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 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 July 19, 1870 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAlice Lee Gibson
November 17, 1870 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-sisterHattie Gibson
October 23, 1873 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a parentEdwin O “Edward” WolcottElizabeth Jane FrostView this family
about 1880 (Age 17 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Johnson
March 24, 1880 (Age 17 years)
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sisterEmelia J Baker
September 28, 1884 (Age 21 years)

Death of a brotherWilliam Cullum “Bill” Baker
November 28, 1884 (Age 21 years)
Cause: Stabbed by Robert O'Reilly
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 motherElizabeth Jane Frost
July 12, 1905 (Age 42 years)
MarriageAnna Sarah ScheneckerView this family
November 15, 1913 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 55 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death April 5, 1918 (Age 55 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 21, 1853White, Tennessee, United States
20 months
elder sister
Mary A Baker
Birth: about 1854 25 21Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
17 months
elder brother
William Cullum “Bill” Baker
Birth: May 24, 1855 26 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 28, 1884Jellico, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder brother
22 months
elder brother
John Bell Baker
Birth: October 26, 1860 32 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 7, 1927Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
himself
Felix G Baker
Birth: about 1863 34 30Tennessee, United States
Death: April 5, 1918Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
2 years
younger sister
Emelia J Baker
Birth: April 7, 1865 36 32Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 28, 1884
Mother’s family with Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1866
2 years
half-brother
Raymond Sevier Gibson
Birth: February 22, 1868 23 35Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1932Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States
11 months
half-brother
Thomas Young Gibson Sr.
Birth: February 4, 1869 24 36Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1950Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
half-sister
Alice Lee Gibson
Birth: November 17, 1870 26 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1964Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
half-sister
Mother’s family with Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott - View this family
step-father
Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott
Birth: March 28, 1841New York, United States
Death: February 9, 1917Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1880
Family with Anna Sarah Schenecker - View this family
himself
Felix G Baker
Birth: about 1863 34 30Tennessee, United States
Death: April 5, 1918Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
wife
Marriage: November 15, 1913Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado, United States
John R Ritzman + Anna Sarah Schenecker - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: May 7, 1891Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1 year
step-son
John Lawrence Ritzman
Birth: May 2, 1892 35 18Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: September 15, 1967Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, United States
15 months
step-son
George Alexander Ritzman
Birth: August 12, 1893 36 20Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: September 12, 1955Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States
20 months
step-daughter
Alma M Ritzman
Birth: April 19, 1895 38 21Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: July 30, 1968Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Raymond Thomas Moore + Anna Sarah Schenecker - View this family
wife’s husband
Raymond Thomas Moore
Birth: March 2, 1886Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: November 3, 1947Mount Oliver, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
wife
Marriage: June 15, 1919Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson - Household

Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Gibson, Jeremiahhead26MWmerchant40003000NC/
Baker, Elizabeth Jwife38FWkeeping houseTN
Baker, Mary Astep daughter16FWhelp at homeTN/
Baker, William Cstep son15MWhelp at homeTN/
Baker, John Bstep son9MWat homeTN
Baker, Felix Gstep son7MWat homeTN
Baker, Emilia Jstep daughter6FWat homeTN
Gibson, Raymondson3MWat homeTN
Gibson, Thomasson1MWat homeTN
Green, Sarah33FMhouse servantNC//
Frost, Emilianiece16FWgoing to schoolMO/
Dixon, Sallie32FWschool teacherNC
Vass, James27MWmerchant800TN/
England, James27MWmerchant700TN/
Ball, George P46MWphotographer700PA/
Armour, Stephen L30MWdeputy sheriff2700150MD/

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Wolcott, EdwardWM40headMHotel KeeperNYNYNY
Baker, ElizabethWF45wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Baker, JohnWM19step sonSat homeTNNCTN
Baker, FelixWM17step sonSat home/TNNCTN
Baker, EmeliaWF16step daughterSat home/TNNCTN
Gibson, Raymond SWM12step sonSat home/TNNCTN
Gibson, ThomasWM11step sonSat home//TNNCTN
Gibson, AliceWF9step daughterSat home//TNNCTN
Gibson, HattieWF6step daughterSat home///TNNCTN
Frost, WhiteWM43boarderWdboarderTNTNTN
Bradbury, S LMW46boarderMboarderMIPNPN
Dixon, SandersWM52boarderMboarderNCNCNC
Baker, WilliamWM25boarderMboarderTNTNTN
Baker, MattieWF20wifeMboarderTNVATN
Baker, ElizabethWF5/12JandaughterSat homexxTNTNTN
Smith, BelleBF23Sservant/TNTNTN
Smith, IsabelleBF4daughterSat homexxTNTNTN
Smith, SallyBF1daughterSat homexxTNTNTN