Ishamel Higdon WhitlowAge: 46 years1856–1903
- Name
- Ishamel Higdon Whitlow
- Given names
- Ishamel Higdon
- Surname
- Whitlow
 Birth | June 16, 1856 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 months)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 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 | Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell — View this family January 10, 1878 (Age 21 years) Note: James M. Huff, JP |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 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 24 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Flora Dell Whitlow July 6, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nellie Whitlow August 1882 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow April 21, 1885 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Dorsey John Whitlow September 25, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Nettie Whitlow May 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Orpha Whitlow August 3, 1892 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Henry Clay Whitlow June 4, 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Bruce Potter — Flora Dell Whitlow — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 21, 1896 (Age 40 years)Address: Ish Whitlow home |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ora Bell Potter July 28, 1897 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Whitlow August 19, 1898 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Octa Potter October 8, 1898 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Obie Reed Williams — Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow — View this family October 6, 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell 1901 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Orpha Whitlow 1901 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Walker Williams June 30, 1902 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nellie Whitlow 1902 (Age 45 years) |
 Death | June 5, 1903 (Age 46 years) Cause of death: Typhoid fever (Since May 22, 1903) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Family with Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell |
| himself |
Ishamel Higdon Whitlow Birth: June 16, 1856 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1903 |
| wife |
Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell Birth: May 1862 37 31 — Missouri, United States Death: 1901 |
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Marriage: January 10, 1878 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Flora Dell Whitlow Birth: July 6, 1880 24 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 19, 1959 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nellie Whitlow Birth: August 1882 26 20 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1902 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow Birth: April 21, 1885 28 22 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: July 1, 1946 |
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2 years son |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Nettie Whitlow Birth: May 1889 32 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 16, 1927 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Orpha Whitlow Birth: August 3, 1892 36 30 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1901 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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22 months son |
Henry Clay Whitlow Birth: June 4, 1894 37 32 — Missouri, United States Death: April 13, 1972 |
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4 years son |
John Whitlow Birth: August 19, 1898 42 36 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: June 30, 1983 |
| Marriage | James M. Huff, JP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Ishamel Higdon Whitlow - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ishamel Higdon Whitlow - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, MO
Next door to Ida Sallie's neice |