The Shemwell Family

Henry Jackson FerrellAge: 69 years18771946

Name
Henry Jackson Ferrell
Given names
Henry Jackson
Surname
Ferrell
Birth February 18, 1877 28 26
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterEstella Maud Ferrell
June 25, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterElla May Ferrell
July 25, 1882 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterZoola Ferrell
September 16, 1884 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Ferrell
June 16, 1886 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Glendor Ferrell
March 9, 1889 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterNellie Bly Ferrell
February 28, 1892 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherFay Newton Ferrell
April 28, 1894 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherNancy Bly Johnson
September 16, 1895 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Marriage of a parentFelix Newton FerrellCynthia Ann SandersView this family
January 12, 1903 (Age 25 years)
Marriage of a parentFelix Newton FerrellArena JohnsonView this family
May 9, 1911 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherFelix Newton Ferrell
August 18, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a brotherJames Glendor Ferrell
January 22, 1945 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death March 13, 1946 (Age 69 years)
Burial March 16, 1946 (3 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 22, 1870Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
8 months
elder brother
William Christopher Ferrell
Birth: August 25, 1871 23 20Rocky Hill, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 25, 1953Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
8 months
elder sister
Katie Elizabeth Ferrell
Birth: April 17, 1872 23 21Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 4, 1957Greer, Clearwater, Idaho, United States
5 years
himself
Henry Jackson Ferrell
Birth: February 18, 1877 28 26Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: March 13, 1946Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger sister
Estella Maud Ferrell
Birth: June 25, 1880 32 29Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
Death: August 6, 1966Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ella May Ferrell
Birth: July 25, 1882 34 31Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: January 12, 1953Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger sister
Zoola Ferrell
Birth: September 16, 1884 36 33Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: August 18, 1959Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
21 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
James Glendor Ferrell
Birth: March 9, 1889 40 38Ashland, Clark, Kansas, United States
Death: January 22, 1945Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nellie Bly Ferrell
Birth: February 28, 1892 43 41Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: October 1, 1971Fruitland, Payette, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
Fay Newton Ferrell
Birth: April 28, 1894 45 43Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 26, 1974Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon, United States
Father’s family with Cynthia Ann Sanders - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 12, 1903Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Arena Johnson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 9, 1911Edmonson, Kentucky, United States