The Shemwell Family

Edwin O “Edward” WolcottAge: 75 years18411917

Name
Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott
Given names
Edwin O
Surname
Wolcott
Nickname
Edward
Birth March 28, 1841
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 15 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 20 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 25 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 25 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 27 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 36 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageElizabeth Jane FrostView this family
about 1880 (Age 38 years)

Census June 8, 1880 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 59 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth Jane Frost
July 12, 1905 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 74 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 75 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
Death February 9, 1917 (Age 75 years)
Family with Elizabeth Jane Frost - View this family
himself
Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott
Birth: March 28, 1841New York, United States
Death: February 9, 1917Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1880
Mathias “Mathew” Baker + Elizabeth Jane Frost - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: April 21, 1853White, Tennessee, United States
20 months
step-daughter
Mary A Baker
Birth: about 1854 25 21Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
17 months
step-son
William Cullum “Bill” Baker
Birth: May 24, 1855 26 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 28, 1884Jellico, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
5 years
step-son
22 months
step-son
John Bell Baker
Birth: October 26, 1860 32 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 7, 1927Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
step-son
Felix G Baker
Birth: about 1863 34 30Tennessee, United States
Death: April 5, 1918Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Emelia J Baker
Birth: April 7, 1865 36 32Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 28, 1884
Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson + Elizabeth Jane Frost - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1866
2 years
step-son
Raymond Sevier Gibson
Birth: February 22, 1868 23 35Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1932Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States
11 months
step-son
Thomas Young Gibson Sr.
Birth: February 4, 1869 24 36Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1950Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
step-daughter
Alice Lee Gibson
Birth: November 17, 1870 26 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1964Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter

No family available

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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott - Household

District 13, Roane, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wolcott, EdwardheadWMNov184158M20NJNJNJMachinist0YesYesYesOFH
Baker, Elizabeth JwifeWFJun183663M20116TNVAVAYesYesYes
Smith, IsabelservantBFMay187921STNTNTNServant0YesYesYes