The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” LambethAge: 76 years18581934

Name
Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Lambeth
Given names
Elizabeth Jane
Surname
Lambeth
Married name
Elizabeth Jane Snyder
Nickname
Lizzie
Birth 1858 40 31
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 sisterSarah Anna Lambeth
January 12, 1862 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Shemwell Lambeth
1862 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Shemwell
January 10, 1862 (Age 4 years)
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)
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)
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 fatherRev Job Wesley Lambeth
August 19, 1871 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 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 10, 1880 (Age 22 years)
MarriageLuther Bogan SnyderView this family
November 22, 1888 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jennie Lugenia Snyder
January 16, 1890 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lulu Lambert Snyder
October 9, 1891 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterJennie Lugenia Snyder
February 7, 1893 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterLulu Lambert Snyder
March 21, 1893 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Esther Smith Snyder
December 24, 1893 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Shemwell Lambeth
April 15, 1897 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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
Census December 7, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sisterIda Lambeth
November 27, 1901 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherJane Shemwell
March 14, 1907 (Age 49 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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/
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Anna Lambeth
June 15, 1929 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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
Death May 13, 1934 (Age 76 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 6, 1853St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
Sarah Anna Lambeth
Birth: January 12, 1862 44 35Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: June 15, 1929Ten Hills, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States
1 year
younger brother
William Shemwell Lambeth
Birth: 1862 44 35Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Death: April 15, 1897Washington City, District of Columbia, United States
Family with Luther Bogan Snyder - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 22, 1888District of Columbia, United States
14 months
daughter
Jennie Lugenia Snyder
Birth: January 16, 1890 31 32Washington City, District of Columbia, United States
Death: February 7, 1893Washington City, District of Columbia, United States
21 months
daughter
Lulu Lambert Snyder
Birth: October 9, 1891 33 33Washington City, District of Columbia, United States
Death: March 21, 1893Washington City, District of Columbia, United States
2 years
daughter
Esther Smith Snyder
Birth: December 24, 1893 35 35District of Columbia, United States
Death: May 8, 1951

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jane Shemwell - Household

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Lambeth, JaneWF54headWdkeeping boarding houseMDMDDC
Lambeth, IdaWF24daughterSMDMDMD
Lambeth, ElizabethWF22daughterSclerk Treasury DeptPAMDMD
Lambeth, Sarah AWF20daughterSat homeMDMDMD
Lambeth, William SWM18sonSclerk clothing storeMDMDMD
Grandin, Ann DWF52sisterWdMDMDDC
Bennett, Andrew JWM26boarderMclerk clothing storeVAVAVA
Bennett, Mary SWF20boarderMMDMDMD

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Luther Bogan Snyder - Household

District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Snyder, Luther BheadWMJul185643M12DCDCDCshoe merchant
Snyder, Elizabeth JwifeWFDec185742M12DCDCDC
Snyder, EstherdaughterWFDec18936SDCDCDC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Luther Bogan Snyder - Household

District of Columbia, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Snyder, Luther BheadMW51M21DCMDDCmerchantshoe
Snyder, Elizabeth JwifeFW51M2131PAMDMD
Snyder, EstherdaughterFW16SDCDCPA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Bogan Snyder - Household

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Snyder, Luther BheadMW61MDCMDVAmerchantshoe store
Snyder, Elizabeth LwifeFW64MPAMDMD
Snyder, Esther SdaughterFW26SDCDCPA