The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	June 16, 1854 38 35 Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Infant Sanders June 16, 1854 Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Infant Sanders June 16, 1854 Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Mancia E Sanders January 1856 (Age 18 months) Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Mancia E Sanders July 27, 1856 (Age 2 years) Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Sarah L Sanders about 1858 (Age 3 years) Barren, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a brother	Elias Sanders before 1860 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sister	Sarah L Sanders October 3, 1861 (Age 7 years) Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-brother	James Phillix Fleming August 16, 1862 (Age 8 years) Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 12 years) Alaska, USA 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 12 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandfather	Felix DeMonbreun October 5, 1868 (Age 14 years) Hart, Kentucky, United States
Death of a mother	Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun before June 1869 (Age 14 years) Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 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
Death of a maternal grandmother	Mary Ann “Polly” Cagle May 6, 1876 (Age 21 years) Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 years) Cuba 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
Death of a half-brother	Felix Newton Ferrell August 18, 1916 (Age 62 years) Meridian, Ada, Idaho, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 of a half-sister	Lucy Jane Ferrell November 15, 1924 (Age 70 years) Oregon, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 75 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 half-brother	John William Ferrell September 29, 1932 (Age 78 years) Cass, Texas, United States
Death	July 20, 1936 (Age 82 years) Rowletts, Hart, Kentucky, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun Elias Sanders Infant Sanders Elizabeth Pauline Sanders Mancia E Sanders Sarah L Sanders George Washington Sanders Birth: about 1816 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gabriel Farrell John William Ferrell Felix Newton Ferrell Lucy Jane Ferrell Family with spouse John Fleming James Phillix Fleming Family with spouse George Washington Sanders Elias Sanders Infant Sanders Elizabeth Pauline Sanders Mancia E Sanders Sarah L Sanders Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun Birth: January 27, 1819 29 30 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before June 1869 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: October 27, 1851 — Barren, Kentucky, United States
10 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elias Sanders Birth: August 27, 1852 36 33 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1860
22 months twin sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Infant Sanders Birth: June 16, 1854 38 35 — Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1854 — Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elizabeth Pauline Sanders Birth: June 16, 1854 38 35 — Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: July 20, 1936 — Rowletts, Hart, Kentucky, United States
20 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mancia E Sanders Birth: January 1856 40 36 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1856 — Kentucky, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah L Sanders Birth: about 1858 42 38 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1861 — Barren, Kentucky, United States

Mother’s family with Gabriel Farrell - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun John William Ferrell Felix Newton Ferrell Lucy Jane Ferrell Family with spouse Elizabeth McCombs Sarah F Ferrell Daughter Farrell Charles Wilson Ferrell Nancy T Ferrell Elizabeth Farrell Louisa H Farrell James Hugh Farrell … Farrell Thomas Terry Farrell Family with spouse Matilda Dawdy Gabriel Farrell Birth: February 26, 1806 — Allen, Kentucky, United States Death: before April 1851 — Barren, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gabriel Farrell John William Ferrell Felix Newton Ferrell Lucy Jane Ferrell Family with spouse John Fleming James Phillix Fleming Family with spouse George Washington Sanders Elias Sanders Infant Sanders Elizabeth Pauline Sanders Mancia E Sanders Sarah L Sanders Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun Birth: January 27, 1819 29 30 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before June 1869 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: November 20, 1845 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
9 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jennie Foster Nehemiah Ferrell Alameda Ferrell Family with spouse Alletha Bryant Bolten Bryant Earl Ferrell John Burl Ferrell John William Ferrell Birth: August 8, 1846 40 27 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1932 — Cass, Texas, United States
21 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Bly Johnson William Christopher Ferrell Katie Elizabeth Ferrell Henry Jackson Ferrell Estella Maud Ferrell Ella May Ferrell Zoola Ferrell Anna Ferrell James Glendor Ferrell Nellie Bly Ferrell Fay Newton Ferrell Family with spouse Cynthia Ann Sanders Family with spouse Arena Johnson Felix Newton Ferrell Birth: May 17, 1848 42 29 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1916 — Meridian, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John G Estes Family with spouse Andrew Jackson Vincent James Wiley Vincent Mary Nida Vincent William Newton Vincent Minnie Edith Vincent Family with spouse William C Baker Lucy Jane Ferrell Birth: June 1850 44 31 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1924 — Oregon, United States

Mother’s family with John Fleming - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun James Phillix Fleming John Fleming Birth: about 1815 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1845
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gabriel Farrell John William Ferrell Felix Newton Ferrell Lucy Jane Ferrell Family with spouse John Fleming James Phillix Fleming Family with spouse George Washington Sanders Elias Sanders Infant Sanders Elizabeth Pauline Sanders Mancia E Sanders Sarah L Sanders Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun Birth: January 27, 1819 29 30 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: before June 1869 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: December 5, 1837 — Adair, Kentucky, United States
13 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree James Phillix Fleming Birth: about 1838 23 18 — Adair, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1862 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	George Washington Sanders 1816–
mother Parents Felix DeMonbreun Mary Ann “Polly” Cagle	Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun 1819–1869
elder brother Family (none)	Elias Sanders 1852–1860
twin sister Family (none)	Infant Sanders 1854–1854
herself Family (none)	Elizabeth Pauline Sanders 1854–1936
younger sister Family (none)	Mancia E Sanders 1856–1856
younger sister Family (none)	Sarah L Sanders 1858–1861
Mother’s family with Gabriel Farrell
step-father Parents (unknown)	Gabriel Farrell 1806–1851
mother Parents Felix DeMonbreun Mary Ann “Polly” Cagle	Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun 1819–1869
half-brother Family Mary Jennie Foster Nehemiah Ferrell Alameda Ferrell Alletha Bryant Bolten Bryant Earl Ferrell John Burl Ferrell	John William Ferrell 1846–1932
half-brother Family Nancy Bly Johnson William Christopher Ferrell Katie Elizabeth Ferrell Henry Jackson Ferrell Estella Maud Ferrell Ella May Ferrell Zoola Ferrell Anna Ferrell James Glendor Ferrell Nellie Bly Ferrell Fay Newton Ferrell Cynthia Ann Sanders Arena Johnson	Felix Newton Ferrell 1848–1916
half-sister Family John G Estes Andrew Jackson Vincent James Wiley Vincent Mary Nida Vincent William Newton Vincent Minnie Edith Vincent William C Baker	Lucy Jane Ferrell 1850–1924
Mother’s family with John Fleming
step-father Parents (unknown)	John Fleming 1815–1845
mother Parents Felix DeMonbreun Mary Ann “Polly” Cagle	Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun 1819–1869
half-brother Family (none)	James Phillix Fleming 1838–1862