The Shemwell Family

Zerutus Doretta MorrisAge: 67 years18501917

Name
Zerutus Doretta Morris
Given names
Zerutus Doretta
Surname
Morris
Married name
Zerutus Doretta Stagner
Birth June 13, 1850
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)

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 10 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
MarriageJames Knox Polk StagnerView this family
November 21, 1867 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 16 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 16 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Addie Stagner
September 14, 1868 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 18 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Annie Agnes Stagner
January 24, 1871 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Maniza Jane Stagner
May 2, 1873 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Clementine “Clemmie” Stagner
November 2, 1875 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Lucy Evelyn Stagner
December 12, 1878 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#6
Genevieve Lee “Jennie” Stagner
December 9, 1880 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Florence Lillie Stagner
November 23, 1882 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Jessie C Stagner
December 17, 1884 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a childLonel Desmond HargisMary Addie StagnerView this family
April 9, 1885 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Arthur Hargis
about 1886 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Joseph Madison “Joe” Stagner
May 27, 1887 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Roy Hargis
February 7, 1889 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Gracy Pearl “Grace” Stagner
November 27, 1889 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Isaac Brandon “Ike” Stagner
December 4, 1891 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph Clemons RossManiza Jane StagnerView this family
November 17, 1892 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childHernando Seth RossAnnie Agnes StagnerView this family
December 22, 1892 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Bertha Clemons Ross
September 1, 1893 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Neal StimpsonClementine “Clemmie” StagnerView this family
May 14, 1894 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Daisie Beau Stimpson
February 7, 1895 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Maggie Payton Ross
May 21, 1896 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
William Henry Stimpson
August 16, 1896 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Sallie May Ross
March 19, 1898 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Ida Irene Stimpson
November 4, 1898 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Annie Clementine Stimpson
November 8, 1899 (Age 49 years)
Death of a grandsonArthur Hargis
before 1900 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Lela Vivian Ross
January 4, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Joseph Samuel Ross
October 15, 1901 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel J BumpusLucy Evelyn StagnerView this family
July 28, 1903 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Samuel Stimpson
September 7, 1903 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childJames Henry WalkerFlorence Lillie StagnerView this family
October 22, 1903 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Lucy Evelyn Stimpson
May 13, 1904 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel Franklin MilesGenevieve Lee “Jennie” StagnerView this family
May 29, 1904 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Edgar Free Ross
September 24, 1904 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Douglas “Johnnie” ShemwellGracy Pearl “Grace” StagnerView this family
October 12, 1904 (Age 54 years)
Note: A note written on marriage license stating that license was returned without any return made out. License was issued 12 Oct 1904, but not sure of marriage date.
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Lillie Mae Walker
about 1905 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sonJessie C Stagner
November 9, 1905 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childIra Louis EllisLucy Evelyn StagnerView this family
April 12, 1906 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Grady Wilson Miles
August 19, 1906 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Frank Glen Ross
September 25, 1906 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Earline Louisa Shemwell
February 2, 1907 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Reva E Ellis
February 7, 1907 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20
Wilton Samuel Miles
August 21, 1907 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a grandson
#21
Perry Leslie Miles
October 9, 1908 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#22
Ruth Fay Stimpson
February 8, 1909 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
Jessie Wilton Shemwell
March 8, 1909 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#24
Bessie Ruth Shemwell
March 8, 1909 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#25
Reuben Gray Ross
September 18, 1910 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#26
Joe Stimpson
January 1, 1911 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#27
Geneva Ianthia Ellis
May 8, 1911 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#28
Virgil Corbett Miles
May 27, 1911 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#29
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell
March 31, 1912 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#30
Woodrow Wilson Ross
August 27, 1912 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#31
Louie Stimpson
February 1, 1913 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#32
Joseph Clarence Miles
June 23, 1913 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#33
Florence Elizabeth Shemwell
February 20, 1914 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#34
Mary Ethel Miles
November 2, 1915 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#35
Isaac Graham Walker
November 11, 1915 (Age 65 years)
Death of a granddaughterMary Ethel Miles
May 11, 1916 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#36
Verna Aline Ellis
May 14, 1916 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 65 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#37
Clara Geneva Walker
May 15, 1917 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childIsaac Brandon “Ike” StagnerAnnie Lee StimsonView this family
about 1917 (Age 66 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 66 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Death June 13, 1917 (Age 67 years)
Family with James Knox Polk Stagner - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 21, 1867Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
daughter
Mary Addie Stagner
Birth: September 14, 1868 24 18Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 16, 1931Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Annie Agnes Stagner
Birth: January 24, 1871 26 20Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 23, 1941Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
2 years
son
Jessie C Stagner
Birth: December 17, 1884 40 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 9, 1905Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Joseph Madison “Joe” Stagner
Birth: May 27, 1887 43 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 27, 1945Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
Isaac Brandon “Ike” Stagner
Birth: December 4, 1891 47 41Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1974Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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