The Shemwell Family

Dr. Charles Jones OverturfAge: 65 years18501915

Name
Dr. Charles Jones Overturf
Name prefix
Dr.
Given names
Charles Jones
Surname
Overturf
Birth April 18, 1850

MarriageTeresa E BaileyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 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 10 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 16 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 16 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 18 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary “May” Overturf
June 1876 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childCharles Elmer “Charlie” HollandMary “May” OverturfView this family
Type: Civil marriage
October 17, 1894 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Opal Ruth Holland
December 29, 1895 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Frankie Oral Holland
March 15, 1898 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 grandson
#3
Ira Overturf Holland
July 12, 1900 (Age 50 years)
Death of a daughterMary “May” Overturf
March 6, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Death December 22, 1915 (Age 65 years)

Family with Teresa E Bailey - View this family
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