The Shemwell Family

Ephriam B BilbreyAge: 50 years18571908

Name
Ephriam B Bilbrey
Given names
Ephriam B
Surname
Bilbrey
Birth November 14, 1857 28 27
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
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 fatherCarter Bilbrey
1870 (Age 12 years)
Death of a motherHannah Hartsaw
1870 (Age 12 years)
MarriageLuticha MilesView this family
February 12, 1876 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ephram Dillon Bilbrey
July 15, 1877 (Age 19 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
Civil marriageMarinda Arbelle “Lou” StackView this family
January 14, 1895 (Age 37 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 June 1, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childEphram Dillon BilbreyHarden Daisy BrownView this family
January 19, 1902 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey
February 20, 1902 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Rex Bilbrey
November 16, 1903 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Roxie Virgie Bilbrey
March 6, 1905 (Age 47 years)
Death January 20, 1908 (Age 50 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bilbrey Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
Alvin Turner Bilbrey
Birth: January 23, 1849 20 19Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 28, 1929Stewart, Tennessee, United States
9 years
himself
Family with Luticha Miles - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 12, 1876Stewart, Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
Family with Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 14, 1895Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey
Birth: February 20, 1902 44 42Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1973Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
John Elam Shemwell + Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1879
15 months
step-daughter
4 years
step-son
4 years
step-son

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Ephriam B. Bilbrey - Household

Stewart, Tn

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Ephriam B. BilbreyheadWMNov 185745M6--TNTNTNFarmer
Laula BilbreywifeWFAug 185940M633KYTNTN
Dillon BilbreysonWMJul 187722S---TNTNTNFarm laborer
Emma Shemwellstep-daughterWFMar 188020S---TNTNKY
Douglas Shemwellstep-sonWMMay 188416S---TNTNKYFarm laborer
Thomas Shemwellstep-sonWMDec 188712S---TNTNKYFarm laborer

Notes: Wife is Laula Bilbrey? -b