The Shemwell Family

Milley J JohnsonAge: 13 years18571870

Name
Milley J Johnson
Given names
Milley J
Surname
Johnson
Birth 1857 24 19
Death of a maternal grandmotherMilly
about 1858 (Age 12 months)

Birth of a brotherWilliam Thomas “Tom” Johnson
July 1859 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 26, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherMartin Van Buren Johnson
September 1860 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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
Marriage of a parentJames Henry TilleyEmaline McGeheeView this family
estimated 1867 (Age 10 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 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 10 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-brotherLeander A “Lee” Tilley
February 28, 1868 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 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
Death before 1870 (Age 13 years)
Note: She was listed in the 1860 Census but not in the 1870 Census.
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 4, 1854Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
Milley J Johnson
Birth: 1857 24 19Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: before 1870Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Mother’s family with James Henry Tilley - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1867Conway, Arkansas, United States
14 months
half-brother
7 years
half-brother
16 months
half-brother

Milley J Johnson has 33 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Emeline McGehee - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Emeline Johnsonhead22FWKeeps HouseAR
Nancy A Johnsondaughter4FWAR
Milley J Johnsondaughter2FWAR
William T Johnsonson10mMWAR

Death
She was listed in the 1860 Census but not in the 1870 Census.