The Shemwell Family

Jeremiah J ShawAge: 4 years18661871

Name
Jeremiah J Shaw
Given names
Jeremiah J
Surname
Shaw
Birth August 1866 27 21
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 5 months)
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 5 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterMary Elizabeth “Nancy” Shaw
April 8, 1868 (Age 20 months)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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 sisterMartha Palestine Shaw
July 1870 (Age 3 years)
Census September 1, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentRobert Frank ShawNancy J PruittView this family
1871 (Age 4 years)
Note: Both documents show that a Robert F Snow married Nancy J Pruitt in 1871. These documents are transcr…
Death January 14, 1871 (Age 4 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kapark Cemetery
Note: From Findagrave Site: "The tombstone of Jeremiah J. Shaw sets against the rock wall of the grav…
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1865Alabama, United States
20 months
himself
Jeremiah J Shaw
Birth: August 1866 27 21Alabama, United States
Death: January 14, 1871Newton, Arkansas, United States
20 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Martha Palestine Shaw
Birth: July 1870 31 25Stockton, Cedar, Missouri, United States
Death: 1943Chandler, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Nancy J Pruitt - View this family
father
step-mother
Nancy J Pruitt
Birth: April 8, 1850 29 38Arkansas, United States
Death: August 21, 1929Boone, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: 1871Newton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
2 years
half-sister

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Robert F Shaw - Household

Benton, Cedar, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Shaw, Robert Fhead28MWFarm LaborerTN
Shaw, Rachelwife24FWAL
Shaw, Jeremiah Json3MWAL
Shaw, Mary Edaughter2FWAL
Shaw, Martha Pdaughter2mFWMO

Burial
From Findagrave Site: "The tombstone of Jeremiah J. Shaw sets against the rock wall of the grave pen. See picture posted here which shows the location of this tombstone. Tombstone reads: J. J. Shaw Was born August the ______ Died January The 14 (or 17) 1871 Jeremiah J. Shaw, born 1866 died August 1871; he was the son of Robert F. & Rachel Frances HOLIMAN Shaw"