The Shemwell Family

Laura G “Lucy” SullivanAge: 35 years18471882

Name
Laura G “Lucy” Sullivan
Given names
Laura G
Surname
Sullivan
Married name
Laura G Tabb
Nickname
Lucy
Birth 1847
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 (Age 10 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 20 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 20 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 22 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
Religious marriageJacob S “Bud” TabbView this family
October 19, 1871 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James W Tabb
July 28, 1872 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Elicia Tabb
1874 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George Samuel Tabb
1877 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 31 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 17, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Death 1882 (Age 35 years)
Family with Jacob S “Bud” Tabb - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 19, 1871Todd, Kentucky, United States
9 months
son
2 years
daughter
4 years
son
Jacob S “Bud” Tabb + Sarah J Price - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: June 10, 1883Todd, Kentucky, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jacob S “Bud” Tabb - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Tabb, Jacob SWM31headMfarmingKYVAKY
Tabb, Laura GWF33wifeMKYKYKY
Tabb, James WWM8sonMKYKYKY
Tabb, EliciaWF6daughterSKYKYKY
Tabb, George SWM3sonSKYKYKY