The Shemwell Family

Robert Houston ThurmanAge: 63 years18501913

Name
Robert Houston Thurman
Given names
Robert Houston
Surname
Thurman
Birth June 7, 1850

MarriageArzula FairlessView this family
unknown

MarriageNancy Clementine “Patty” View this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 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 10 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 16 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 16 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 18 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 son
#1
Ezekiel Edwin Thurman
February 3, 1874 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 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 wifeNancy Clementine “Patty”
January 16, 1886 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Eva Ethel Thurman
March 16, 1889 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 years)
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
Marriage of a childEzekiel Edwin ThurmanEmma Pearl VandoverView this family
November 30, 1900 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Earl R Thurman
1903 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mattie Susan Thurman
February 23, 1904 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Jacob V Thurman
March 18, 1905 (Age 54 years)
Death of a grandsonJacob V Thurman
June 22, 1905 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lucy M Thurman
June 11, 1906 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Gregory A Thurman
October 20, 1907 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Hazel Thurman
March 28, 1908 (Age 57 years)
Death of a granddaughterLucy M Thurman
October 6, 1908 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childAsa Arthur EppsEva Ethel ThurmanView this family
November 6, 1909 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Thomas Turner Thurman
August 29, 1912 (Age 62 years)
Death of a granddaughterHazel Thurman
August 29, 1912 (Age 62 years)
Death June 14, 1913 (Age 63 years)

Family with Arzula Fairless - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter
Eva Ethel Thurman
Birth: March 16, 1889 38 17Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 18, 1951Missouri, United States
Family with Nancy Clementine “Patty” - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son