The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	about 1858 25 24 Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 brother	John Isaac Ragan June 16, 1862 (Age 4 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 9 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 9 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 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 father	Larkin Ragan before 1870 (on the date of death)
Death	before 1870 (Age 12 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Calista Greene William Smith Ragan Richard Filmore Ragan Greenlee Ragan John Isaac Ragan Larkin Ragan Birth: about 1833 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1870
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Larkin Ragan William Smith Ragan Richard Filmore Ragan Greenlee Ragan John Isaac Ragan Family with spouse Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler Mary S Winkler George Washington Winkler Nancy Calista Greene Birth: June 14, 1833 32 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 17, 1900 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1854 —
15 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William Smith Ragan Birth: March 20, 1855 22 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1918 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
21 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Richard Filmore Ragan Birth: December 22, 1856 23 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 19, 1918 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Greenlee Ragan Birth: about 1858 25 24 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1870
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hannah Adams Violet Lucinda Ragan Jasper Greenlee Ragan Coy Solomon Ragan Mary Caroline Ragan John Isaac Ragan Birth: June 16, 1862 29 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 14, 1934 — Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States

Mother’s family with Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Calista Greene Mary S Winkler George Washington Winkler Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler Birth: October 22, 1847 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1934 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Larkin Ragan William Smith Ragan Richard Filmore Ragan Greenlee Ragan John Isaac Ragan Family with spouse Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler Mary S Winkler George Washington Winkler Nancy Calista Greene Birth: June 14, 1833 32 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 17, 1900 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1870 —
15 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary S Winkler Birth: March 1871 23 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1920
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Washington Winkler Birth: March 16, 1874 26 40 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1949 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Larkin Ragan 1833–1870
mother Parents Deacon Solomon Greene Nancy Mary Hodges	Nancy Calista Greene 1833–1900
elder brother Family (none)	William Smith Ragan 1855–1918
elder brother Family (none)	Richard Filmore Ragan 1856–1918
himself Family (none)	Greenlee Ragan 1858–1870
younger brother Family Hannah Adams Violet Lucinda Ragan Jasper Greenlee Ragan Coy Solomon Ragan Mary Caroline Ragan	John Isaac Ragan 1862–1934
Mother’s family with Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler
step-father Parents (unknown)	Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler 1847–1934
mother Parents Deacon Solomon Greene Nancy Mary Hodges	Nancy Calista Greene 1833–1900
half-sister Family (none)	Mary S Winkler 1871–1920
half-brother Family (none)	George Washington Winkler 1874–1949