Sarah Margaret “Sally” ElamAge: 41 years1846–1887
- Name
- Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam
- Given names
- Sarah Margaret
- Surname
- Elam
- Married name
- Sarah Margaret Shemwell
- Nickname
- Sally
 Birth | about 1846 32 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary M Elam June 18, 1848 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Murray Elam January 1849 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Franklin “Willie” Elam February 28, 1851 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Willie Frances Elam June 19, 1852 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Hugh Elam April 2, 1855 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a father | John Murray Elam December 6, 1855 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a mother | Ann Vincent Evans September 13, 1861 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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 21 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 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell — View this family February 13, 1869 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 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 maternal grandfather | Hugh Evans before 1870 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell February 11, 1871 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Samuel Allen Shemwell December 9, 1874 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Lelia Shemwell October 11, 1878 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 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 1, 1880 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell June 3, 1881 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Willie Fossie Shemwell January 20, 1884 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a husband | Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell April 1, 1886 (Age 40 years) Address: District 4 |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Tommie Sarah Shemwell July 10, 1886 (Age 40 years) |
 Death | October 24, 1887 (Age 41 years) |
| Obituary | Obituary November 4, 1887 (11 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Murray Elam Birth: November 10, 1813 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 6, 1855 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Ann Vincent Evans Birth: October 22, 1818 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1861 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1842 — Tennessee, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam Birth: February 2, 1844 30 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1907 — Florida, United States |
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3 years herself |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam Birth: about 1846 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1887 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary M Elam Birth: June 18, 1848 34 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1888 — Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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7 months younger sister |
Susan Murray Elam Birth: January 1849 35 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1901 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Franklin “Willie” Elam Birth: February 28, 1851 37 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1942 — Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Willie Frances Elam Birth: June 19, 1852 38 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1930 — Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Hugh Elam Birth: April 2, 1855 41 36 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 9, 1928 — Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell |
| husband |
Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1844 29 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1886 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam Birth: about 1846 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1887 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: February 13, 1869 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell Birth: February 11, 1871 26 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1906 — Crittenden, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Samuel Allen Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1874 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 9, 1948 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Lelia Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1878 34 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 29, 1973 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1881 36 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 19, 1953 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Willie Fossie Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1884 39 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1967 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Tommie Sarah Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1886 41 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 23, 1913 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Shemwell - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: next door to parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Saline/ Tobacco Port, Stewart, Tennessee,
Notes: Next door to mother |