The Shemwell Family

Name
John Henry Hall
Given names
John Henry
Surname
Hall
Birth November 4, 1851 26 22
Birth of a brotherJames S “Jimmy” Hall
October 17, 1853 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a brotherFranklin Leander “Tobe” Hall
October 15, 1858 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 sisterMary Ellen Hall
August 13, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Census September 5, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 15 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 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Marriage of a parentMicajah Merriman “Cage” HallMartha Jane SherrellView this family
October 14, 1869 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherMartha E Tatum
1869 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 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 October 5, 1870 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGeorge Ann Hall
September 13, 1871 (Age 19 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Shemwell
March 18, 1876 (Age 24 years)
MarriageSara Elizabeth “Annie” ShemwellView this family
February 7, 1878 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMatilda Bell Hall
March 16, 1878 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Carma Ann Hall
September 25, 1878 (Age 26 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Hall
December 8, 1878 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherMicajah Merriman “Cage” Hall
after 1880 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Nelson Hall
June 20, 1881 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a half-sisterRosie Hall
about 1882 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonNelson Hall
July 29, 1882 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Amy John Hall
August 8, 1883 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Ray Henry Hall
March 15, 1886 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Frank Cheatham Hall
August 29, 1888 (Age 36 years)
Death of a wifeSara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
February 1890 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childPrince Edgar LyonCarma Ann HallView this family
March 21, 1894 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Carl Ernest Lyon
April 1, 1895 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Amy Bell Lyon
August 26, 1896 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 grandson
#3
Curtis Nelson Lyon
May 14, 1899 (Age 47 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Eula Mae Lyon
September 9, 1903 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childSylvester Eller DriskillAmy John HallView this family
November 26, 1905 (Age 54 years)

Note: Todd County KYGenWeb - Database compiled from submissions by Todd County researchers
Birth of a grandson
#5
James Jefferson Driskill
August 23, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Eunice Lea Lyon
September 13, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Religious marriageSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” ScottView this family
October 17, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Mamie Lee Driskill
June 11, 1910 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam J “Billy” Hall
March 1, 1912 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
John W Driskill
July 24, 1912 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childRay Henry HallJohnnie Gillie KennerView this family
1913 (Age 61 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn W Driskill
June 15, 1913 (Age 61 years)
Cause: Whooping Cough
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#9
Lilburn Hall
February 16, 1918 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 65 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 66 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Trivie Marie Driskill
February 13, 1919 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Walter Ferrell Hall
August 25, 1922 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 77 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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ellen Hall
May 21, 1930 (Age 78 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Gideon BagbyAmy John HallView this family
between 1937 and 1940 (Age 85 years)

Census April 10, 1940 (Age 88 years)
Death of a brotherFranklin Leander “Tobe” Hall
April 1, 1941 (Age 89 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
May 17, 1941 (Age 89 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 90 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
Death March 7, 1943 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Sharon Cemetery
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