The Shemwell Family

Marina LancasterAge: 34 years18361870

Name
Marina Lancaster
Given names
Marina
Surname
Lancaster
Married name
Marina McGehee
Birth about 1836
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 years)
Note: 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
Census June 1, 1850 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJames O McGeheeView this family
March 15, 1853 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ella Bell McGehee
April 9, 1860 (Age 24 years)
Census August 1, 1860 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 31 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 31 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 33 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 before 1870 (Age 34 years)
Note: Marina shows up in the 1860 Census as James' wife; but, not in the 1870 Census
Will August 18, 1890 (20 years after death)
Family with James O McGehee - View this family
husband
herself
Marina Lancaster
Birth: about 1836Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1870Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: March 15, 1853Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Ella Bell McGehee
Birth: April 9, 1860 35 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 1938Christian, Kentucky, United States
James O McGehee + Rebecca L Patton - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Rebecca L Patton
Birth: about 1848Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1875Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: May 14, 1871Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
James O McGehee + Carrie Bettie E Moore - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 7, 1875Todd, Kentucky, United States

No family available

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - James O McGehee - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
James O McGeheehead25MWMerchant4000VA
Marina Lancasterwife14FWKY

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - James O McGehee - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
James O McGeheehead35MWMerchant40004000VA
Marina McGeheewife24FWKY

Death
Marina shows up in the 1860 Census as James' wife; but, not in the 1870 Census