The Shemwell Family

Frances Elizabeth JonesAge: 74 years18391913

Name
Frances Elizabeth Jones
Given names
Frances Elizabeth
Surname
Jones
Married name
Frances Elizabeth Arvin
Birth October 31, 1839
MarriageWilliam Chapman ArvinView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 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 son
#1
Reps Arvin
December 26, 1862 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 27 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 27 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 29 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 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childReps ArvinSarah Jane ArvinView this family
1890 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Omar D Arvin
March 17, 1891 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ella Arvin
March 11, 1893 (Age 53 years)

Death of a granddaughterElla Arvin
August 15, 1894 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3
Strother Banks Arvin
January 22, 1895 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#4
Jennings Bryan Arvin
May 20, 1897 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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
Death of a husbandWilliam Chapman Arvin
February 7, 1899 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Melissa Frances Arvin
July 30, 1899 (Age 59 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Mary Elizabeth Arvin
June 29, 1901 (Age 61 years)

Birth of a grandson
#7
Michael Arvin
February 5, 1904 (Age 64 years)

Birth of a grandson
#8
Reps Patrcik Arvin
December 2, 1905 (Age 66 years)

Birth of a grandson
#9
Thomas Jefferson Arvin
July 3, 1908 (Age 68 years)
Death December 27, 1913 (Age 74 years)
Family with William Chapman Arvin - View this family
husband
William Chapman Arvin
Birth: April 6, 1834 23 19Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Death: February 7, 1899Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
Frances Elizabeth Jones
Birth: October 31, 1839Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Death: December 27, 1913Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Marriage:
son

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