The Shemwell Family

Charles Dimock WassellAge: 34 years18521887

Name
Charles Dimock Wassell
Given names
Charles Dimock
Surname
Wassell
Birth February 27, 1852 41 33
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 14 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 14 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 16 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
Religious marriageMelvina Pamelia ThompsonView this family
June 8, 1876 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emily “Emma” Wassell
April 4, 1877 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
December 23, 1878 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Warren Thompson Wassell
July 26, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lola V “Lady V” Wassell
February 16, 1882 (Age 29 years)
Occupation
Director
1882 (Age 29 years)
Employer: Missouri Printing Company
Death 1887 (Age 34 years)

Note: The birth year listed in Find A Grave is incorrect. The birth year should be 1852.
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Melvina Pamelia Thompson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 8, 1876Randolph, Illinois, United States
10 months
daughter
Emily “Emma” Wassell
Birth: April 4, 1877 25 22Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1956Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
21 months
daughter
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
Birth: December 23, 1878 26 24Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1964Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
19 months
son
19 months
daughter
Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: October 1889Missouri, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Gertrude Shemwell
Birth: September 23, 1890 41 36Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 22, 1908Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months
step-daughter
17 months
step-son
George Alexander Shemwell
Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Ruth Shemwell
Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1969Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
19 months
step-son

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles D Wassel - Household

Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Wassel, CharlesWM28headMILEnglandCT
Wassel, Mellia MWF24wifeMILKYKY
Wassel, Nancy WF2daughterSILILIL

Death
The birth year listed in Find A Grave is incorrect. The birth year should be 1852.