The Shemwell Family

Note: or 1863

Birth of a sister

Mary Louisa Shemwell
April 20, 1864 (Age 23 months)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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 4 years)

Alaska, USA

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 4 years)

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a sister

Louisa Shemwell
1868 (Age 5 years)

Death of a sister

Louisa Shemwell
August 1869 (Age 7 years)

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 6 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 1, 1870 (Age 8 years)

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Morton Shemwell - Household

Death of a paternal grandfather

William Shemwell
after July 1870 (Age 8 years)

Birth of a sister

Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
September 25, 1871 (Age 9 years)

Fairview, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Death of a paternal grandmother

Mary Gorrell
August 22, 1873 (Age 11 years)

Marriage

Ishamel Higdon Whitlow — View this family
January 10, 1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: James M. Huff, JP

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever

Census

June 19, 1880 (Age 18 years)

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Ishamel Higdon Whitlow - Household

Birth of a daughter
#1

Flora Dell Whitlow
July 6, 1880 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2

Nellie Whitlow
August 1882 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3

Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow
April 21, 1885 (Age 22 years)

Death of a mother

Louisa M Lee
October 28, 1886 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a son
#4

Dorsey John Whitlow
September 25, 1887 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5

Nettie Whitlow
May 1889 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6

Orpha Whitlow
August 3, 1892 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a son
#7

Henry Clay Whitlow
June 4, 1894 (Age 32 years)

Marriage of a child

James Bruce Potter — Flora Dell Whitlow — View this family

Type: Religious marriage

October 21, 1896 (Age 34 years)

Address: Ish Whitlow home

Birth of a granddaughter
#1

Ora Bell Potter
July 28, 1897 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a son
#8

John Whitlow
August 19, 1898 (Age 36 years)

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 years)

Cuba

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 granddaughter
#2

Octa Potter
October 8, 1898 (Age 36 years)

Census

June 1, 1900 (Age 38 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ishamel Higdon Whitlow - Household

Marriage of a child

Obie Reed Williams — Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow — View this family
October 6, 1901 (Age 39 years)

Death of a daughter

Orpha Whitlow
1901 (on the date of death)