The Shemwell Family

Micajah H “Cage” VandoverAge: 49 years18381887

Name
Micajah H “Cage” Vandover
Given names
Micajah H
Surname
Vandover
Nickname
Cage
Birth 1838 23 20
Birth of a sisterMartha Ann Vandover
August 28, 1839 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterMinerva Vandover
about 1842 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Vandover
about 1842 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherLayfayette Vandover
about 1846 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterElvira Vandover
about 1847 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of parentsWilliam VandoverPatsy N HarrisView this family
about 1847 (Age 9 years)

Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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
Census October 2, 1850 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy V Vandover
about 1852 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherMartin F Vandover
January 23, 1853 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Albert Vandover
about 1855 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterCaroline Vandover
about 1857 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageMartha EppsView this family
about 1861 (Age 23 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child, Sarah
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Vandover
about 1862 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 29 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 29 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas N Vandover
about 1868 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 31 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 7, 1870 (Age 32 years)
Census 1876 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Alice Vandover
April 21, 1879 (Age 41 years)
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sonThomas N Vandover
January 11, 1883 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Emma Pearl Vandover
April 23, 1884 (Age 46 years)
Death of a wifeMartha Epps
July 28, 1884 (Age 46 years)
Death March 17, 1887 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Epps Cemetery 2
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1847
-8 years
himself
20 months
younger sister
Martha Ann Vandover
Birth: August 28, 1839 24 21St. James, Phelps, Missouri, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
1 year
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
6 years
younger sister
13 months
younger brother
Martin F Vandover
Birth: January 23, 1853 38 35Missouri, United States
Death: April 1, 1935Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Albert Vandover
Birth: about 1855 40 37Missouri, United States
Death: March 10, 1935Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Family with Martha Epps - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1861Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
7 years
son
Thomas N Vandover
Birth: about 1868 30 25Missouri, United States
Death: January 11, 1883Butler, Missouri, United States
11 years
daughter
5 years
daughter

Micajah H “Cage” Vandover has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - William Vandover - Household

Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Vandoverhead35MWFarmerVA
Patsy Vandoverwife32FWMO
Micajah Vandoverson12MWMOx
Martha Vandoverdaughter10FWMOx
Minerva Vandoverdaughter8FWMOx
John Vandoverson6MWMO
Lafayette Vandoverson4MWMO
Elvira Vandoverdaughter2FWMO
John Cochran21MWLaborerTN

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child, Sarah
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Micajah H “Cage” Vandover - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Vandover, Micajah Hhead32MWFarmerMO
Vandover, Marthawife27FWKeeping HouseMO
Vandover, Sarahdaughter8FWAt HomeMO
Vandover, Thomasson2MWAt HomeMO

CensusMissouri - Census transcript - Micajah H “Cage” Vandover - Household

Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Vandover, M HheadMW21 to 45 years
Vandover, Thos NsonMWto 9 years
Vandover, MartheywifeFW21 to 45 years
Vandover, SarahdaughterFW10 to 18 years
Vandover, CarolinesisterFW18 to 21 years

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Micajah H “Cage” Vandover - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Vandover, MicajahWM42headMFarmerMOKYMO
Vandover, MarthaWF38wifeMKeeping HouseMOTNTN
Vandover, ThomasWM12sonSWorks on FarmMOMOMO
Vandover, Mary AliceWF1daughterSAt HomeMOMOMO
Epps, JamesWF5(her nephew)MAt HomeMOMOMO