The Shemwell Family

Sarah Jane CrownoverAge: 34 years1852–1887

Name: Sarah Jane Crownover

Given names: Sarah Jane

Surname: Crownover

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Birth	February 27, 1852 30 27 Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a brother	Daniel Webster Crownover January 10, 1854 (Age 22 months) Mountain Home, White, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a brother	John C Crownover April 1, 1857 (Age 5 years) Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, United States
Death of a mother	Mary Ann “Polly” Megee about 1857 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfather	John Megee about 1858 (Age 5 years) Marion, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 9 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 14 years) Alaska, USA 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 14 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 16 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
Death of a maternal grandmother	Ritta Ann “Ritter” White after 1870 (Age 17 years) Marion, Arkansas, United States Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	1887 (Age 34 years) Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Burial	Whiteville Cemetery, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Whiteville Cemetery Note: From Findagrave: "According to family sources, Sarah fell off a bluff chasing a goose in Arkansas near the White River between what is now Bull Shoals and Lakeview, Arkansas."

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ann “Polly” Megee Mahala Elizabeth Crownover Martha L Crownover Sarah Jane Crownover Daniel Webster Crownover John C Crownover Byram Edward Crownover Birth: October 28, 1821 — Indiana, United States Death: September 28, 1899 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Byram Edward Crownover Mahala Elizabeth Crownover Martha L Crownover Sarah Jane Crownover Daniel Webster Crownover John C Crownover Mary Ann “Polly” Megee Birth: about 1825 30 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1857
	Marriage: November 18, 1847 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States
9 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mahala Elizabeth Crownover Birth: August 13, 1848 26 23 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: March 10, 1904 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martha L Crownover Birth: about 1850 28 25 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death:
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah Jane Crownover Birth: February 27, 1852 30 27 — Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: 1887 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States
22 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Daniel Webster Crownover Birth: January 10, 1854 32 29 — Mountain Home, White, Arkansas, United States Death: March 21, 1937 — Oklahoma, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John C Crownover Birth: April 1, 1857 35 32 — Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, United States Death: April 4, 1917 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States

Sarah Jane Crownover has 54 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (54)

Parents Daniel White Megee + Mahala Louisa Dunbar

1William Washington Megee1850–1922

2Sarah E Megee1854–1904

Parents Daniel White Megee + Martha Jane Hurley

1John M Megee1856–1856

2Thomas Jefferson Megee1858–1925

3Daniel H Megee1861–1861

4Martha Jane Megee1863–

5Priscilla Ann Megee1866–

6Christopher Columbus Megee1869–1947

Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Elizabeth Ann Cole

1LaVicy J Megee1847–

2Ritta Ann Megee1849–

3Sarah M Megee1852–

4James D Megee1859–

Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris

1April Matilda Megee1866–1940

2Nancy J Megee1867–

3Stephen Jackson Megee1870–

4Almira Megee1872–

5Mollie Megee1874–

6Percilla Caroline Megee1875–1907

7Ervin Wright “Rite” Megee1879–1935

Parents Stephen Jackson Megee + Sarah Crownover

1William L Megee1849–1935

2Mary Elizabeth Megee1853–

3Byron Maston Megee1854–1904

4Alexander Brown Megee1855–1917

5John Daniel Megee1858–1917

6Martha Jane Megee1860–1952

7Miles Franklin “Bud” Megee1863–1918

8Lemuel Logan Megee1865–1910

9James Luther Megee1868–1914

10Ritta Rittie Ann Megee1873–1957

11Marion Gene Megee1873–1880

12George Washington Megee1874–

Parents James Riley Reynolds + Martha E “Patsy” Megee

1John Wesley Reynolds1855–1916

2Mary Elizabeth Reynolds1857–1921

3Martha Jane Reynolds1863–

Parents John P Crownover + Martha E “Patsy” Megee

1Mathilda C Crownover1875–

Parents John Martin Megee + Francis Emeline Cunningham

1Mary Jane Megee1856–1917

2James Monroe Megee1858–

3George Washington Megee1860–1918

Parents Alfred Earls + Melissa Jane Megee

1Nancy Caroline Earls1858–

2John Stephen Earls1859–

3Rita Ann Earls1861–1948

4Sara Frances Earls1862–1948

5Martha J Earls1866–

Parents William Jasper Guinn + Rhoda Adeline Megee

1William Marion Guinn1863–1949

Parents Abner Webster Cunningham Sr + Nancy Caroline Megee

1James T Cunningham1861–

2Abner Webster Cunningham Jr1863–1963

3Aaron Washington Cunningham1866–1945

4Solomon M Cunningham1868–1955

5William J Cunningham1869–1952

6Labethe Cunningham1873–

7Clementine Retta Cunningham1875–1971

8John Wesley Cunningham1878–1968

9Robert L Cunningham1882–

10Dee Michie Cunningham1885–1968

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Burial	From Findagrave: "According to family sources, Sarah fell off a bluff chasing a goose in Arkansas near the White River between what is now Bull Shoals and Lakeview, Arkansas."