The Shemwell Family

Frances Felicia “Fannie” GlennAge: 52 years18591911

Name
Frances Felicia “Fannie” Glenn
Given names
Frances Felicia
Surname
Glenn
Nickname
Fannie
Married name
Frances Felicia Shelton
Birth March 21, 1859
MarriageElvis Delphiny SheltonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 2 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 7 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 7 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 9 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 18 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
Enola Glenn Shelton
April 16, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 childTheron Wade HallEnola Glenn SheltonView this family
January 14, 1908 (Age 48 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Frances Kathleen Hall
November 29, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Polly Shelton Hall
May 26, 1911 (Age 52 years)
Death October 27, 1911 (Age 52 years)
Family with Elvis Delphiny Shelton - View this family
husband
Elvis Delphiny Shelton
Birth: November 7, 1851Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 24, 1927Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage:
daughter

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