The Shemwell Family

F E BinghamAge: 39 years18611900

Name
F E Bingham
Given names
F E
Surname
Bingham
Birth about 1861 36 28
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Harshberger
after 1860
Birth of a sisterMargaret V “Maggie” Bingham
February 1865 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 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 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterPenelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham
August 25, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 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 10, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Herbert Bingham
June 1871 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 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 37 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 before 1900 (Age 39 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: March 30, 1854Saline, Missouri, United States
1 year
elder brother
John Bingham
Birth: about April 9, 1855 30 22
Death: November 3, 1855Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
17 months
elder sister
Mary Alice Bingham
Birth: August 1858 33 25Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: March 3, 1925Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
F E Bingham
Birth: about 1861 36 28Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1900
4 years
younger sister
Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham
Birth: February 1865 40 32Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: 1905Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
George Herbert Bingham
Birth: June 1871 46 38Saline, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1932Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Geo Binghamhead43MWWagon MakerVA
Minerva Bingham, wife34FWKeeping HouseVA
W E Binghamson13MWMO
M A Binghamdaughter11FWMO
F E Binghamson9MWMO
M V Binghamdaughter7FWMO
N T Binghamdaughter4FWMO