The Shemwell Family

John R HambyAge: 47 years18691916

Name
John R Hamby
Given names
John R
Surname
Hamby
Birth October 2, 1869
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 daughter
#1
Nettie Maebell Hamby
December 16, 1898 (Age 29 years)
MarriageElizabeth B GreeneView this family
January 10, 1904 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death November 8, 1916 (Age 47 years)
Family with Elizabeth B Greene - View this family
himself
John R Hamby
Birth: October 2, 1869North Carolina, United States
Death: November 8, 1916Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
wife
Elizabeth B Greene
Birth: April 19, 1875 47 34Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 9, 1939Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 10, 1904Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-5 years
daughter
Nettie Maebell Hamby
Birth: December 16, 1898 29 23North Carolina, United States
Death: July 4, 1954Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Will Lowe + Elizabeth B Greene - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Elizabeth B Greene
Birth: April 19, 1875 47 34Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 9, 1939Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 6, 1918Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Rufus Lenoir Austin + Elizabeth B Greene - View this family
wife’s husband
Rufus Lenoir Austin
Birth: September 30, 1866Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 20, 1936Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
wife
Elizabeth B Greene
Birth: April 19, 1875 47 34Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 9, 1939Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 5, 1924Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

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