The Shemwell Family

Susan Murray ElamAge: 52 years18491901

Name
Susan Murray Elam
Given names
Susan Murray
Surname
Elam
Married name
Susan Murray Griffin
Birth January 1849 35 30
Birth of a brotherWilliam Franklin “Willie” Elam
February 28, 1851 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterWillie Frances Elam
June 19, 1852 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Hugh Elam
April 2, 1855 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Murray Elam
December 6, 1855 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 motherAnn Vincent Evans
September 13, 1861 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 18 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 18 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageWilliam T GriffinView this family
March 15, 1869 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 20 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 grandfatherHugh Evans
before 1870 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a sisterSarah Margaret “Sally” Elam
October 24, 1887 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sisterMary M Elam
December 18, 1888 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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
Obituary
Obituary
September 6, 1901 (on the date of death)
Death September 6, 1901 (Age 52 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Powell Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 20, 1842Tennessee, United States
15 months
elder sister
Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Elam
Birth: February 2, 1844 30 25Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 3, 1907Florida, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Mary M Elam
Birth: June 18, 1848 34 29Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 18, 1888Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
7 months
herself
Susan Murray Elam
Birth: January 1849 35 30Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 6, 1901LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Franklin “Willie” Elam
Birth: February 28, 1851 37 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 17, 1942Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
16 months
younger sister
Willie Frances Elam
Birth: June 19, 1852 38 33Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 29, 1930Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
3 years
younger brother
Samuel Hugh Elam
Birth: April 2, 1855 41 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 9, 1928Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Family with William T Griffin - View this family
husband
William T Griffin
Birth: October 15, 1825Virginia, United States
Death: August 20, 1904Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
Susan Murray Elam
Birth: January 1849 35 30Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 6, 1901LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: March 15, 1869Stewart, Tennessee, United States

Susan Murray Elam has 3 first cousins recorded