The Shemwell Family

Thomas Terry FarrellAge: 84 years18421926

Name
Thomas Terry Farrell
Given names
Thomas Terry
Surname
Farrell
Birth March 12, 1842 36 36
Marriage of a parentGabriel FarrellMatilda DawdyView this family
December 27, 1843 (Age 21 months)
Death of a motherElizabeth McCombs
December 1843 (Age 20 months)
Marriage of a parentGabriel FarrellManicia “Manise” DeMonbreunView this family
November 20, 1845 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn William Ferrell
August 8, 1846 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-brotherFelix Newton Ferrell
May 17, 1848 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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
Death of a sisterDaughter Farrell
before 1850 (Age 7 years)

Death of a siblingFarrell
before 1850 (Age 7 years)

Birth of a half-sisterLucy Jane Ferrell
June 1850 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherGabriel Farrell
before April 1851 (Age 9 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Farrell
before December 1854 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 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 19 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 24 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 24 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 26 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 sisterLouisa H Farrell
before 1870 (Age 27 years)

Death of a sisterNancy T Ferrell
March 1870 (Age 27 years)
MarriageMahala Jane “Jennie” LomaxView this family
November 6, 1872 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Guy Judson Farrell
October 6, 1873 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Laura Etta Farrell
October 25, 1874 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Arlington Farrell
December 10, 1876 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brotherJames Hugh Farrell
May 16, 1886 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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
Death of a brotherCharles Wilson Ferrell
May 20, 1899 (Age 57 years)
Death of a wifeMahala Jane “Jennie” Lomax
August 2, 1902 (Age 60 years)
MarriageMary Virginia WilsonView this family
September 27, 1904 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sonCharles Arlington Farrell
June 28, 1910 (Age 68 years)
Death of a half-brotherFelix Newton Ferrell
August 18, 1916 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 73 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 74 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 75 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 sisterSarah F Ferrell
April 8, 1920 (Age 78 years)
Death of a half-sisterLucy Jane Ferrell
November 15, 1924 (Age 82 years)
Death March 20, 1926 (Age 84 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 14, 1824Allen, Kentucky, United States
18 months
elder sister
Sarah F Ferrell
Birth: October 25, 1825 19 19Allen, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 8, 1920Taylor, Iowa, United States
5 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
6 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Elizabeth Farrell
Birth: about 1834 27 28Kentucky, United States
Death: before December 1854
2 years
elder sister
22 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sibling
3 years
himself
Father’s family with Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 20, 1845Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
9 months
half-brother
21 months
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
Father’s family with Matilda Dawdy - View this family
father
step-mother
Matilda Dawdy
Birth: about 1806Allen, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1845Allen, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 27, 1843Barren, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mahala Jane “Jennie” Lomax - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 6, 1872Knox, Illinois, United States
11 months
son
Guy Judson Farrell
Birth: October 6, 1873 31 31Adams, Illinois, United States
Death: April 19, 1944West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
13 months
daughter
Laura Etta Farrell
Birth: October 25, 1874 32 32Camp Point, Adams, Illinois, United States
Death: December 5, 1927Ottawa, Ottawa, Kansas, United States
2 years
son
Charles Arlington Farrell
Birth: December 10, 1876 34 34Camp Point, Adams, Illinois, United States
Death: June 28, 1910Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States
Family with Mary Virginia Wilson - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Virginia Wilson
Birth: July 16, 1867Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: September 7, 1959Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States
Marriage: September 27, 1904Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States
Carlin Douglas DeWeese + Mahala Jane “Jennie” Lomax - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 19, 1860Knox, Illinois, United States
9 months
step-daughter
Mary Capitola DeWeese
Birth: August 15, 1861 21 19Illinois, United States
Death: May 21, 1935Moorhead, Monona, Iowa, United States
18 months
step-son
William E DeWeese
Birth: March 1, 1863 22 20Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States
Death:
19 months
step-daughter
Ida Petronella DeWeese
Birth: October 14, 1864 24 22Napa, Napa, California, United States
Death: July 6, 1949McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States
14 months
step-daughter
Minnie A DeWeese
Birth: December 18, 1865 25 23Napa, Napa, California, United States
Death: May 30, 1953McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States