The Shemwell Family

Joseph Clemons RossAge: 51 years18621914

Name
Joseph Clemons Ross
Given names
Joseph Clemons
Surname
Ross
Birth April 17, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageManiza Jane StagnerView this family
November 17, 1892 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bertha Clemons Ross
September 1, 1893 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Maggie Payton Ross
May 21, 1896 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sallie May Ross
March 19, 1898 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 daughter
#4
Lela Vivian Ross
January 4, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Joseph Samuel Ross
October 15, 1901 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Edgar Free Ross
September 24, 1904 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Frank Glen Ross
September 25, 1906 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Reuben Gray Ross
September 18, 1910 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Woodrow Wilson Ross
August 27, 1912 (Age 50 years)
Death April 8, 1914 (Age 51 years)
Family with Maniza Jane Stagner - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 17, 1892Stewart, Tennessee, United States
9 months
daughter
Bertha Clemons Ross
Birth: September 1, 1893 31 20Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 1982Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Maggie Payton Ross
Birth: May 21, 1896 34 23Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 15, 1918Stewart, Tennessee, United States
22 months
daughter
Sallie May Ross
Birth: March 19, 1898 35 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1983Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
22 months
daughter
Lela Vivian Ross
Birth: January 4, 1900 37 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 9, 1933Stewart, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
Joseph Samuel Ross
Birth: October 15, 1901 39 28Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 24, 1987Wimauma, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
3 years
son
Edgar Free Ross
Birth: September 24, 1904 42 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 25, 1925Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Frank Glen Ross
Birth: September 25, 1906 44 33Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 5, 1992Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Reuben Gray Ross
Birth: September 18, 1910 48 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 6, 1990Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
23 months
son
Woodrow Wilson Ross
Birth: August 27, 1912 50 39Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 29, 2000Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

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