The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	April 17, 1845 22 18 Nashville, Lee, Iowa, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Elizabeth Schellenger October 14, 1846 (Age 17 months) Wapello, Iowa, United States
Birth of a sister	Julia Elizabeth Smith July 29, 1847 (Age 2 years) Kanesville, Iowa, Iowa, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	Asahel Smith Jr. July 21, 1848 (Age 3 years) Iowaville, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 months) 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
Birth of a brother	Frederick Asael Smith January 24, 1850 (Age 4 years) Kanesville, Iowa, Iowa, United States
Birth of a sister	Mary Jane Smith June 17, 1853 (Age 8 years) Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Marriage of a parent	Silas Smith — Sarah Orton — View this family February 9, 1858 (Age 12 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Birth of a brother	Prince Henry Smith October 20, 1858 (Age 13 years) Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Prince William Smith August 2, 1859 (Age 14 years) Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brother	Franklin D Smith December 29, 1862 (Age 17 years) Utah, Utah, United States
Birth of a sister	Vienna Smith June 16, 1864 (Age 19 years) Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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
Birth of a half-brother	Elias Smith May 16, 1867 (Age 22 years) Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 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 21 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sister	Martha Eliza Smith October 8, 1869 (Age 24 years) Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 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
Birth of a half-brother	Alonzo Smith April 5, 1871 (Age 25 years) Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
Death of a sister	Vienna Smith August 17, 1874 (Age 29 years) Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
Death of a sister	Julia Elizabeth Smith October 28, 1878 (Age 33 years) Leamington, Millard, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years) 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 father	Silas Smith June 11, 1892 (Age 47 years) Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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
Death	October 20, 1898 (Age 53 years) Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Orton Silas Marion Smith Julia Elizabeth Smith Frederick Asael Smith Mary Jane Smith Prince Henry Smith Franklin D Smith Vienna Smith Martha Eliza Smith Family with spouse Sarah Orton Prince William Smith Elias Smith Alonzo Smith Silas Smith Birth: June 6, 1822 49 36 — Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Death: June 11, 1892 — Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Silas Smith Silas Marion Smith Julia Elizabeth Smith Frederick Asael Smith Mary Jane Smith Prince Henry Smith Franklin D Smith Vienna Smith Martha Eliza Smith Elizabeth Orton Birth: June 1, 1826 — Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: November 27, 1902 — Carbon, Utah, United States
	Marriage: February 9, 1844 —
14 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Silas Marion Smith Birth: April 17, 1845 22 18 — Nashville, Lee, Iowa, United States Death: October 20, 1898 — Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Julia Elizabeth Smith Birth: July 29, 1847 25 21 — Kanesville, Iowa, Iowa, United States Death: October 28, 1878 — Leamington, Millard, Utah, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Frederick Asael Smith Birth: January 24, 1850 27 23 — Kanesville, Iowa, Iowa, United States Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Jane Smith Birth: June 17, 1853 31 27 — Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Death: January 5, 1917 — Spring Glen, Carbon, Utah, United States
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Prince Henry Smith Birth: October 20, 1858 36 32 — Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Death: November 28, 1912 — Castle Gate, Carbon, Utah, United States
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosanna Elmira Galloway Franklin Verge Smith Anna Hortence Smith Mark E Smith Carl G Smith Vera Elizabeth Smith Irvin Asael Smith Silas Clifton Smith Franklin D Smith Birth: December 29, 1862 40 36 — Utah, Utah, United States Death: November 16, 1924 — Fremont, Idaho, United States
18 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vienna Smith Birth: June 16, 1864 42 38 — Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Death: August 17, 1874 — Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martha Eliza Smith Birth: October 8, 1869 47 43 — Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Death: July 19, 1956 — Price, Carbon, Utah, United States

Father’s family with Sarah Orton - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Orton Silas Marion Smith Julia Elizabeth Smith Frederick Asael Smith Mary Jane Smith Prince Henry Smith Franklin D Smith Vienna Smith Martha Eliza Smith Family with spouse Sarah Orton Prince William Smith Elias Smith Alonzo Smith Silas Smith Birth: June 6, 1822 49 36 — Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Death: June 11, 1892 — Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Silas Smith Prince William Smith Elias Smith Alonzo Smith Sarah Orton Birth: May 12, 1830 — Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Death: December 1, 1912 — Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
	Marriage: February 9, 1858 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
18 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Prince William Smith Birth: August 2, 1859 37 29 — Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Death: November 16, 1909 — Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
8 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elias Smith Birth: May 16, 1867 44 37 — Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States Death: September 18, 1942 — Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States
4 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alonzo Smith Birth: April 5, 1871 48 40 — Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States Death: January 24, 1916 — Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States

Family with parents
father Parents Asahel Smith Jr. Elizabeth Schellenger	Silas Smith 1822–1892
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Orton 1826–1902
himself Family (none)	Silas Marion Smith 1845–1898
younger sister Family (none)	Julia Elizabeth Smith 1847–1878
younger brother Family (none)	Frederick Asael Smith 1850–
younger sister Family (none)	Mary Jane Smith 1853–1917
younger brother Family (none)	Prince Henry Smith 1858–1912
younger brother Family Rosanna Elmira Galloway Franklin Verge Smith Anna Hortence Smith Mark E Smith Carl G Smith Vera Elizabeth Smith Irvin Asael Smith Silas Clifton Smith	Franklin D Smith 1862–1924
younger sister Family (none)	Vienna Smith 1864–1874
younger sister Family (none)	Martha Eliza Smith 1869–1956
Father’s family with Sarah Orton
father Parents Asahel Smith Jr. Elizabeth Schellenger	Silas Smith 1822–1892
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Orton 1830–1912
half-brother Family (none)	Prince William Smith 1859–1909
half-brother Family (none)	Elias Smith 1867–1942
half-brother Family (none)	Alonzo Smith 1871–1916