The Shemwell Family

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Birth	July 9, 1847
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 Texas, USA 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 9 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 13 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 19 years) Alaska, USA 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 19 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 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
Marriage	Emaline Permelia Holland — View this family February 29, 1872 (Age 24 years) Fayette, Illinois, United States
Birth of a daughter #1	Hattie Leota Heckathorn August 4, 1873 (Age 26 years)
Death	March 4, 1874 (Age 26 years)

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Family with Emaline Permelia Holland - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Emaline Permelia Holland Hattie Leota Heckathorn Warren Heckathorn Birth: July 9, 1847 Death: March 4, 1874
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Warren Heckathorn Hattie Leota Heckathorn Family with spouse Henry Jasper Smith Cora Smith Homer Jasper Smith Emaline Permelia Holland Birth: May 12, 1852 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: February 29, 1872 — Fayette, Illinois, United States
17 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Hattie Leota Heckathorn Birth: August 4, 1873 26 21 Death: April 18, 1874

Henry Jasper Smith + Emaline Permelia Holland - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Emaline Permelia Holland Cora Smith Homer Jasper Smith Henry Jasper Smith Birth: November 15, 1850 — Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States Death: February 16, 1922 — Vernon, Marion, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Warren Heckathorn Hattie Leota Heckathorn Family with spouse Henry Jasper Smith Cora Smith Homer Jasper Smith Emaline Permelia Holland Birth: May 12, 1852 24 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 1931 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: estimated 1876 —
1 year step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Cora Smith Birth: January 2, 1877 26 24 — Illinois, United States Death: February 10, 1954 — Los Angeles, California, United States
9 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dorothy Mathiel Valentine Lloyd Valentine Smith Homer Jasper Smith Birth: August 1, 1885 34 33 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: September 15, 1954 — Los Angeles, California, United States

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Family with Emaline Permelia Holland
himself Parents (unknown)	Warren Heckathorn 1847–1874
wife Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland Agnes Ellen Wimpey	Emaline Permelia Holland 1852–1931
daughter Family (none)	Hattie Leota Heckathorn 1873–1874
Henry Jasper Smith + Emaline Permelia Holland
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Henry Jasper Smith 1850–1922
wife Parents Nathaniel Walker Holland Agnes Ellen Wimpey	Emaline Permelia Holland 1852–1931
step-daughter Family (none)	Cora Smith 1877–1954
step-son Family Dorothy Mathiel Valentine Lloyd Valentine Smith	Homer Jasper Smith 1885–1954