The Shemwell Family

Charles H GuytherAge: 69 years18541924

Name
Charles H Guyther
Given names
Charles H
Surname
Guyther
Birth November 1854
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
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
MarriageIda LambethView this family
December 21, 1885 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles L Guyther
October 1886 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sonCharles L Guyther
July 14, 1887 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sarah A Guyther
June 1888 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ida May Guyther
September 1890 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Jane E Guyther
June 1894 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
M Kathleen Guyther
February 1896 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 June 30, 1900 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeIda Lambeth
November 27, 1901 (Age 47 years)
MarriageMary DealView this family
1904 (Age 49 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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/
Death June 10, 1924 (Age 69 years)
Family with Ida Lambeth - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 21, 1885Washington, District of Columbia, United States
10 months
son
Charles L Guyther
Birth: October 1886 31 30Maryland, United States
Death: July 14, 1887Maryland, United States
21 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
21 months
daughter
Family with Mary Deal - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1904Maryland, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles H Guyther - Household

St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Guyther, Charles HheadWMNov185445M14MDMDMDfarmer
Guyther, IdawifeWFDec185544M1454MDMDMD
Guyther, Sarah AdaughterWFJun188812SMDMDMD
Guyther, Ida MdaughterWFSep18909SMDMDMD
Guyther, Jane EdaughterWFJun18945SMDMDMD
Guyther, M KathleendaughterWFFeb18964SMDMDMD

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles H Guyther - Household

St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Guyther, Charles HheadMW55M26MDMDMDfarmer
Guyther, MarywifeFW28M16MDMDMD
Guyther, Sarah AdaughterFW21SMDMDMD
Guyther, Ida MdaughterFW19SMDMDMD
Guyther, Jane EdaughterFW15SMDMDMD
Guyther, Mary CdaughterFW14SMDMDMD