William Shemwell LambethAge: 35 years1862–1897
- Name
- William Shemwell Lambeth
- Given names
- William Shemwell
- Surname
- Lambeth
 Birth | 1862 44 35 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | William Shemwell January 10, 1862 |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Anna Lambeth January 12, 1862 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 5 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 5 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 7 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 | Rev Job Wesley Lambeth August 19, 1871 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 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 18 years) |
 Death | April 15, 1897 (Age 35 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Rev Job Wesley Lambeth Birth: August 6, 1817 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Death: August 19, 1871 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| mother |
Jane Shemwell Birth: 1827 41 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 14, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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Marriage: March 6, 1853 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ida Lambeth Birth: December 1855 38 28 — Maryland, United States Death: November 27, 1901 — Leonard Town, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Lambeth Birth: 1858 40 31 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 13, 1934 |
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4 years sister |
Sarah Anna Lambeth Birth: January 12, 1862 44 35 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: June 15, 1929 — Ten Hills, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States |
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1 year himself |
William Shemwell Lambeth Birth: 1862 44 35 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: April 15, 1897 — Washington City, District of Columbia, United States |
William Shemwell Lambeth has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (18)
Parents James Harvey Griffin + Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell
Parents George Washington Dowell Sr. + Mary Eliza Shemwell
Parents Joshua Marsden Grandin + Ann Dove Shemwell
Parents John Wesley Shemwell + Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland
Parents Richard Snowden Dare + Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Jane Shemwell - Household
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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