The Shemwell Family

Maria Dubois WelchAge: 38 years18381877

Name
Maria Dubois Welch
Given names
Maria Dubois
Surname
Welch
Married name
Maria Dubois Warner
Birth July 4, 1838
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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
MarriageGeorge WarnerView this family
May 21, 1855 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rosetta Warner
December 20, 1855 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jonah Leander Warner
December 15, 1858 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 13, 1860 (Age 21 years)
Note: Maria Welch was divorced from George Warner and living in her parent's house with her children
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 April 2, 1877 (Age 38 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenfield Cemetery
Note: From Findagrave: "Mariah is a twin to Solomom Dubois Welch. she married 4 times, 1st to Warner, 2nd to Evans, 3rd to Mayberry, 4th to McMains. She is the mother of 8 children."
Family with George Warner - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 21, 1855Mahaska, Iowa, United States
7 months
daughter
Rosetta Warner
Birth: December 20, 1855 21 17Mahaska, Iowa, United States
Death: March 26, 1937Washington, Kansas, United States
3 years
son
Jonah Leander Warner
Birth: December 15, 1858 24 20Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, United States
Death: November 18, 1927Morrowville, Washington, Kansas, United States
George Warner + Elizabeth Steen - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 24, 1868Champaign, Illinois, United States
9 months
step-daughter
Rose Ella Warner
Birth: October 2, 1869 35 20Illinois, United States
Death: September 25, 1875Illinois, United States
2 years
step-son
Edgar J Warner
Birth: October 27, 1871 37 22Illinois, United States
Death: October 4, 1875Illinois, United States
3 years
step-son
William J Warner
Birth: May 14, 1874 40 24Illinois, United States
Death: October 1, 1875Illinois, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Nellie Dell Warner
Birth: September 2, 1877 43 28Illinois, United States
Death: April 9, 1900Illinois, United States
4 years
step-son
Bertie Steen Warner
Birth: March 19, 1881 47 31Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death: December 6, 1950Ashton, Lee, Illinois, United States
George Warner + Olive Elizabeth Siner - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Olive Elizabeth Siner
Birth: May 17, 1854East Bend, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death: September 13, 1912Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Marriage: May 6, 1903Champaign, Illinois, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Welch - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Welchhead47MWFarmer800300England
Julia A Welchwife43FWNY
Maria Warnerdaughter22FWOH
Rosetta Warnergrand-daughter4FWIA
Jonas Warnergrand-son1MWIA

Census
Maria Welch was divorced from George Warner and living in her parent's house with her children
Burial
From Findagrave: "Mariah is a twin to Solomom Dubois Welch. she married 4 times, 1st to Warner, 2nd to Evans, 3rd to Mayberry, 4th to McMains. She is the mother of 8 children."