The Shemwell Family

Martha A MillerAge: 11 years18591870

Name
Martha A Miller
Given names
Martha A
Surname
Miller
Birth about 1859 29 23
Birth of a brotherAmos Miller
about 1860 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Tamer Miller
September 16, 1860 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Harrison Miller
January 20, 1865 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterCornelia Miller
July 26, 1868 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherSolomon Columbus Miller
July 26, 1868 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 10 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 sisterNancy J Miller
before 1870 (on the date of death)

Death before 1870 (Age 11 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: about 1851
17 months
elder brother
Thomas Calvin Miller
Birth: May 26, 1852 22 17Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 9, 1936Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Marcus Demaris Miller
Birth: June 24, 1854 24 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 14, 1931Watauga, North Carolina, United States
14 months
elder sister
Nancy J Miller
Birth: August 27, 1855 25 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1870
16 months
elder brother
Isaac C Miller
Birth: December 16, 1856 26 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 4, 1936Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
herself
Martha A Miller
Birth: about 1859 29 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1870
2 years
younger brother
Amos Miller
Birth: about 1860 30 24Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1880
9 months
younger sister
Mary Tamer Miller
Birth: September 16, 1860 30 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 12, 1919Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
William Harrison Miller
Birth: January 20, 1865 35 29Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 9, 1941Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Cornelia Miller
Birth: July 26, 1868 38 33Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900Watauga, North Carolina, United States
younger brother
Solomon Columbus Miller
Birth: July 26, 1868 38 33Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1926Watauga, North Carolina, United States
21 months
younger sister
14 months
younger sister
Elizabeth “Betsey” Miller
Birth: July 5, 1871 41 36Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 22, 1936Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
18 months
younger brother
Joseph Miller
Birth: about 1872 42 36Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900Watauga, North Carolina, United States
23 months
younger brother
Greene Benjamin Miller
Birth: December 15, 1873 43 38Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 11, 1948Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nicey Miller
Birth: about 1876 46 40Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Festus Miller
Birth: about 1878 48 42Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Margaret “Maggie” Miller
Birth: September 19, 1880 50 45Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 20, 1961Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States