The Shemwell Family

Nicholas Edward “Nick” ChristianAge: 78 years18681946

Name
Nicholas Edward “Nick” Christian
Given names
Nicholas Edward
Surname
Christian
Nickname
Nick
Birth January 1, 1868 44 35
MarriageFannie HendersonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 months)

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 brotherT Mc Christian
March 1870 (Age 2 years)
Census June 27, 1870 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherNicholas Christian
March 15, 1872 (Age 4 years)
Note: Obituary
Birth of a sisterSarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian
September 7, 1876 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” Shemwell
October 1877 (Age 9 years)
Cause: Died of Dropsy
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 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 brotherT Mc Christian
before 1880 (Age 12 years)

Census June 21, 1880 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Parham Christian
May 30, 1887 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Death of a motherMildred M Satterfield
after 1900 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 years)

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
Death of a sisterMary S Christian
October 7, 1935 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterAlmorinda Jane “Alma” Christian
November 30, 1940 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)

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
Death of a sisterNancy Bell Christian
June 16, 1946 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death December 11, 1946 (Age 78 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 17, 1852Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
20 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
Mary S Christian
Birth: December 2, 1854 30 22Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 1935Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
5 years
elder sister
Annie Elizabeth Christian
Birth: May 28, 1862 38 29Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1952Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
6 years
himself
Nicholas Edward “Nick” Christian
Birth: January 1, 1868 44 35Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1946Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
T Mc Christian
Birth: March 1870 46 37Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880
7 years
younger sister
Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Christian
Birth: September 7, 1876 52 43Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 7, 1958Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Fannie Henderson - View this family
himself
Nicholas Edward “Nick” Christian
Birth: January 1, 1868 44 35Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1946Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage:

Nicholas Edward “Nick” Christian has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Parham Christian - Household

Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Christian, William Phead46MWFarmerKY
Christian, M Mwife37FWKeeping HouseKY
Christian, A M Jdaughter17FWWithout OccupationKY
Christian, M Sdaughter15FWWithout OccupationKY
Christian, N Bdaughter12FWWithout OccupationKY
Christian, A Edaughter7FWAt HomeKY
Christian, N Eson2MWKY
Christian, T Mcson2mMWKYMar

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Parham Christian - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Christian, William PWM56headMFarmerKYNCKY
Christian, Mildred MWF47wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYKY
Christian, Nancy BWF22daughterSAt HomeKYKYKY
Christian, Ann EWF18daughterSAt HomeKYKYKY
Christian, Edward NWM12sonSLaborerKYKYKY
Christian, Sarah EWF3daughterSKYKYKY
Christian, James WWM1grandsonSKYKYKY