The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 Texas, USA 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
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
Marriage	Taylor E Harris — View this family February 6, 1865 Todd, Kentucky, United States
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 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 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
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 Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a husband	Taylor E Harris October 9, 1884 Todd, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 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
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
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Family with Taylor E Harris - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Kitty Gebron Family with spouse Laura Ann Dorris James Luther Harris Taylor E Harris Birth: January 1, 1848 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1884 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Taylor E Harris Kitty Gebron Death:
	Marriage: February 6, 1865 — Todd, Kentucky, United States

Taylor E Harris + Laura Ann Dorris - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Kitty Gebron Family with spouse Laura Ann Dorris James Luther Harris Taylor E Harris Birth: January 1, 1848 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1884 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Taylor E Harris James Luther Harris Laura Ann Dorris Birth: July 8, 1853 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1941 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: May 14, 1871 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree James Luther Harris Birth: September 14, 1873 25 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1964 — Belton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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Family with Taylor E Harris
husband Parents Lemuel W Harris Mary Elizabeth Holland	Taylor E Harris 1848–1884
herself Parents (unknown)	Kitty Gebron –
Taylor E Harris + Laura Ann Dorris
husband Parents Lemuel W Harris Mary Elizabeth Holland	Taylor E Harris 1848–1884
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Laura Ann Dorris 1853–1941
step-son Family (none)	James Luther Harris 1873–1964