The Shemwell Family

Alfred EarlsAge: 29 years18381867

Name
Alfred Earls
Given names
Alfred
Surname
Earls
Birth about 1838
Note: Birth date/place based on 1860 Census
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageMelissa Jane MegeeView this family
about 1857 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Caroline Earls
about 1858 (Age 20 years)
Note: Birth place/date based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a son
#2
John Stephen Earls
about 1859 (Age 21 years)
Note: Birth place/date based on 1870 Census
Birth of a daughter
#3
Rita Ann Earls
March 12, 1861 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sara Frances Earls
May 11, 1862 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Martha J Earls
about 1866 (Age 28 years)
Note: Birth place/date based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 29 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 29 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death August 22, 1867 (Age 29 years)

Associate: Melissa Jane Megee
Associate: John Stephen Earls
Family with Melissa Jane Megee - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1857
2 years
daughter
2 years
son
2 years
daughter
Rita Ann Earls
Birth: March 12, 1861 23 25Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 7, 1948Eufaula, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States
14 months
daughter
Sara Frances Earls
Birth: May 11, 1862 24 26Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 2, 1948Muldrow, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
daughter

No family available

Birth
Birth date/place based on 1860 Census