The Shemwell Family

John Watts1861

Name
John Watts
Given names
John
Surname
Watts
Birth 1861 43 29
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Harshberger
after 1860
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
Birth of a sisterDora Watts
March 28, 1867 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 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 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterDella Watts
December 18, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 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
Census July 16, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Watts
1873 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 fatherDaniel Lucas Watts
October 26, 1913 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 57 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a motherJulia Bingham
July 20, 1920 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a brotherJames M Watts
January 6, 1931 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherOrren Jasper Watts
August 2, 1937 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Price Watts
March 5, 1939 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a brotherLester Watts
January 20, 1946 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sisterDora Watts
June 23, 1957 (Age 96 years)
Death of a sisterDella Watts
November 25, 1957 (Age 96 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1848Saline, Missouri, United States
5 months
elder brother
George D Watts
Birth: May 7, 1849 32 17Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: October 14, 1855Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder brother
Orren Jasper Watts
Birth: January 27, 1853 35 21Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: August 2, 1937Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
18 months
elder brother
James M Watts
Birth: July 30, 1854 37 23Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: January 6, 1931Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Price Watts
Birth: August 2, 1857 40 26Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: March 5, 1939St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Lester Watts
Birth: December 12, 1859 42 28Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1946Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
John Watts
Birth: 1861 43 29Saline, Missouri, United States
Death:
6 years
younger sister
Dora Watts
Birth: March 28, 1867 50 35Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 1957Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
21 months
younger sister
Della Watts
Birth: December 18, 1868 51 37Saline, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 25, 1957Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger brother

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Lucas Watts - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Watts, Daniel Lhead53MWfarmerOH
Watts, Juliawife39FWMO
Watts, Orren son17MWfarmingMO
Watts, James son15MWfarmingMO
Watts, Williamson13MWfarmingMO
Watts, Lesterson11MWMO
Watts, Johnson9MWMO
Watts, Doradaughter4FWMO
Watts, Elladaughter1FWMO