The Shemwell Family

Margaret WoodworthAge: 40 years18381878

Name
Margaret Woodworth
Given names
Margaret
Surname
Woodworth
Married name
Margaret Parks
Married name
Margaret Parke
Birth March 16, 1838
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)
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
MarriageCurtis ParkeView this family
December 23, 1858 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Elbert Parke
October 8, 1859 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Emoline Parke
May 30, 1861 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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
Birth of a son
#3
Seth Thomas Parke
February 11, 1866 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 28 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 28 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#4
Margaret Jane Parke
December 7, 1868 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 30 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
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Elizabeth Ann Parke
February 20, 1871 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke
November 23, 1875 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death November 3, 1878 (Age 40 years)
Family with Curtis Parke - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 23, 1858Tazewell, Illinois, United States
9 months
son
James Elbert Parke
Birth: October 8, 1859 26 21Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: January 11, 1939Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
20 months
daughter
Mary Emoline Parke
Birth: May 30, 1861 27 23Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: September 2, 1886
5 years
son
Seth Thomas Parke
Birth: February 11, 1866 32 27Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: October 1, 1952Midvale, Washington, Idaho, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Elizabeth Ann Parke
Birth: February 20, 1871 37 32Potosi, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: August 7, 1951Kansas, United States
5 years
daughter
Delilah Rose “Lila” Parke
Birth: November 23, 1875 42 37Potosi, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: August 15, 1966Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas, United States

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Parke - Household

Potosi, Linn, Kansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Parke, Curtishead35MWFarmerKY
Parke, Margaretwife31FWIN
Parke, James Eson10MWIL
Parke, Mary Edaughter9FWIL
Parke, Seth Tson4MWIL
Parke, Margaret Jdaughter1FWKS