The Shemwell Family

Robert H JacksonAge: 54 years18641918

Name
Robert H Jackson
Given names
Robert H
Surname
Jackson
Birth October 1864
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 2 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 2 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 4 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageFrances Tennessee “Fannie” DriskillView this family
January 14, 1892 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alice Belle Jackson
February 10, 1893 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Wilber C Jackson
September 23, 1894 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Osa B Jackson
October 5, 1896 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 son
#4
Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson
December 6, 1898 (Age 34 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Bonnie R Jackson
July 20, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Infant Jackson
February 9, 1903 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterInfant Jackson
March 3, 1903 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Infant Jackson
May 19, 1904 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sonInfant Jackson
July 7, 1904 (Age 39 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 51 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 53 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death December 28, 1918 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with Frances Tennessee “Fannie” Driskill - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 14, 1892Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
13 months
daughter
Alice Belle Jackson
Birth: February 10, 1893 28 28Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 2, 1968Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, United States
19 months
son
Wilber C Jackson
Birth: September 23, 1894 29 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 10, 1929Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Osa B Jackson
Birth: October 5, 1896 32 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1, 1991Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Murry Frank “Ras” Jackson
Birth: December 6, 1898 34 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1984Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
19 months
daughter
Bonnie R Jackson
Birth: July 20, 1900 35 35Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 12, 1971Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Infant Jackson
Birth: February 9, 1903 38 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 1903Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
15 months
son
Infant Jackson
Birth: May 19, 1904 39 39Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 7, 1904Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Jackson - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Jackson, RheadWMOct186437M8KYTNTNFarmer
Jackson, Frances TwifeWFDec186336M844KYTNKY
Jackson, BelldaughterWFFeb18937SKYKYKY
Jackson, Wilber CsonWMSep18945SKYKYKY
Jackson, Osa BdaughterWFOct18963SKYKYKY
Jackson, Murry FsonWMDec18981SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert H Jackson - Household

East Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Jackson, R HheadMW47M18KYTNTNFarmerDairy Farm
Jackson, FranceswifeFW45M1875KYKYKY
Jackson, BelledaughterFW17SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, WilbersonMW15SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, OsadaughterFW13SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, FranksonMW11SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Jackson, BonniedaughterFW9SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm