The Shemwell Family

James Monroe WillisAge: 61 years18401902

Name
James Monroe Willis
Given names
James Monroe
Surname
Willis
Birth November 1840
MarriageMartha Catherine HeltsleyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)
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 16 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 20 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 26 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 26 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 28 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 37 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 son
#1
James Henry Willis
November 15, 1883 (Age 43 years)
Death of a wifeMartha Catherine Heltsley
October 14, 1887 (Age 46 years)
MarriageNancy Bell ChristianView this family
estimated 1893 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Flora Pheoba Willis
March 21, 1894 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Bradley “Willie” Willis
September 11, 1897 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 28, 1900 (Age 59 years)
Death June 14, 1902 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clifty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Family with Nancy Bell Christian - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: estimated 1893
15 months
daughter
Flora Pheoba Willis
Birth: March 21, 1894 53 36Kentucky, United States
Death: July 29, 1988Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
Family with Martha Catherine Heltsley - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son
James Henry Willis
Birth: November 15, 1883 43 42Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 17, 1968Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
… … + Nancy Bell Christian - View this family
wife
step-son

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Willis - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Willis, Jim MheadWMNov184059Wd7KYKYNCFarmer
Willis, Nancy BwifeWFOct185940M733KYKYKY
Willis, Jim HsonWMNov188316SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Willis, Flora PdaughterWFMar18946SKYKYKY
Willis, Willie BsonWMSep18972SKYKYKY