The Shemwell Family

John Sylvester BinghamAge: 24 years18641888

Name
John Sylvester Bingham
Given names
John Sylvester
Surname
Bingham
Birth 1864 28 21
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 3 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 3 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherOve W Bingham
September 8, 1868 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 5 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 10, 1870 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Price Bingham
August 1872 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentJames W BlakelyColanne WhipsView this family
1874 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNeve Blakely
1875 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMinna Blakely
1877 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 16 years)
Death January 8, 1888 (Age 24 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1860Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
John Sylvester Bingham
Birth: 1864 28 21Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1888Missouri, United States
5 years
younger brother
Ove W Bingham
Birth: September 8, 1868 32 25Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: September 20, 1931Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with James W Blakely - View this family
step-father
James W Blakely
Birth: 1837Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 1883Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: 1874Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister

John Sylvester Bingham has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William P Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Bingham, Williamhead35MWfarmerMO
Bingham, Cora Annawife27FWIL
Bingham, Harvey Hson8MWMO
Bingham, Sylvesterson6MWMO
Bingham, Oveson2MWMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James W Blakely - Household

Vernon, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Blakely, James WWM43headMdruggistMOVAVA
Blakely, ColanneWF38wifeMILKYKY
Blakely, NeveWF5daughterSMOMOIL
Blakely, MinnaWF3daughterSMOMOIL
Bingham, HarryWM18stepsonSMOMOIL
Bingham, SylvesterWM16stepsonSMOMOIL
Bingham, OveWM11stepsonSMOMOIL