The Shemwell Family

Andrew Jackson BennettAge: 76 years18511928

Name
Andrew Jackson Bennett
Given names
Andrew Jackson
Surname
Bennett
Birth December 31, 1851
Occupation
Tailor

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 9 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 15 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 15 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 17 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Louise Bennett
January 1879 (Age 27 years)
Religious marriageMary Seabury GrandinView this family
October 28, 1879 (Age 27 years)
Census June 10, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Grandin Lyne Bennett
September 8, 1882 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Gatewood Seabury Bennett
March 31, 1884 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Joshua Marsden Bennett
October 1, 1892 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Bennett Moffett
1913 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 years)

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 (Age 65 years)

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 (Age 66 years)

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/
Marriage of a childJoshua Marsden BennettMargaret M DingemannView this family
Type: Religious marriage
March 1, 1919 (Age 67 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Death December 6, 1928 (Age 76 years)
Family with Mary Seabury Grandin - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 28, 1879Washington, District of Columbia, United States
-9 months
daughter
4 years
son
Grandin Lyne Bennett
Birth: September 8, 1882 30 25Virginia, United States
Death: April 11, 1987
19 months
son
Gatewood Seabury Bennett
Birth: March 31, 1884 32 26Maryland, United States
Death: December 30, 1960Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
9 years
son
Joshua Marsden Bennett
Birth: October 1, 1892 40 35Maryland, United States
Death: June 15, 1947Warth, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jane Shemwell - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Lambeth, JaneWF54headWdkeeping boarding houseMDMDDC
Lambeth, IdaWF24daughterSMDMDMD
Lambeth, ElizabethWF22daughterSclerk Treasury DeptPAMDMD
Lambeth, Sarah AWF20daughterSat homeMDMDMD
Lambeth, William SWM18sonSclerk clothing storeMDMDMD
Grandin, Ann DWF52sisterWdMDMDDC
Bennett, Andrew JWM26boarderMclerk clothing storeVAVAVA
Bennett, Mary SWF20boarderMMDMDMD

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew J Bennett - Household

St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bennett, AndrewheadWMApr185545M23VAVAVAclerk
Bennett, MarywifeWFMay185743M2044MDNYMD
Bennett, LouisedaughterWFJan187921SDCVAMD
Bennett, GrandinsonWMSep188019SVAVAMD
Bennett, Gatewood SsonWMMar188416SMDVAMD
Bennett, MarsdensonWMSep18918SMDVAMD
Grandin, Ann Dmother in lawWFJun182772WdMDMDMD

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Bennett - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bennett, Andrew JheadMW67MVAVAVAclerk salesmandepartment store
Bennett, Mary SwifeFW59MMDNYMD
Bennett, Grandin LsonMW37SVAVAMDagentreal estate
Bennett, Gatewood SsonMW35SMDVAMDagentreal estate