The Shemwell Family

John Fletcher FrensleyAge: 37 years18551892

Name
John Fletcher Frensley
Given names
John Fletcher
Surname
Frensley
Birth about 1855
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
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)
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)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
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
MarriageEunice Caroline “Uny” CarneyView this family
February 7, 1873 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Fletcher Frensley
July 4, 1874 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Minnie Lee Frensley
July 31, 1877 (Age 22 years)
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
Birth of a son
#3
Karlton Wright Frensley
February 13, 1884 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Nora Jane Frensley
October 31, 1885 (Age 30 years)
Death about 1892 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Goldie Frensley
about 1893 (12 months after death)
Family with Eunice Caroline “Uny” Carney - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 7, 1873Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
William Fletcher Frensley
Birth: July 4, 1874 19 19Tennessee, United States
Death: May 19, 1917Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
7 years
son
Karlton Wright Frensley
Birth: February 13, 1884 29 29Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 1964Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
daughter
Nora Jane Frensley
Birth: October 31, 1885 30 30Tennessee, United States
Death: February 12, 1967Tennessee, United States
8 years
daughter
Goldie Frensley
Birth: about 1893 38 37Tennessee, United States
Death: March 19, 1926Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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