The Shemwell Family

William Gabriel FerrellAge: 22 years18541876

Name
William Gabriel Ferrell
Given names
William Gabriel
Surname
Ferrell
Birth June 1, 1854 26 26
Birth of a sisterFrancis Isabella Ferrell
September 28, 1856 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ann Ferrell
November 28, 1858 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 sisterAmerica Washington Ferrell
October 2, 1861 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 12 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 12 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 14 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 sisterLouisa Margaret Ferrell
February 10, 1872 (Age 17 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Age
January 19, 1874 (Age 19 years)
Death December 15, 1876 (Age 22 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: March 19, 1846Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Mary Elizabeth Ferrell
Birth: January 4, 1849 20 21Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 22, 1853Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
21 months
elder sister
Louisa Margaret Ferrell
Birth: September 21, 1850 22 23Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 10, 1872
20 months
elder sister
Sarah Caroline Ferrell
Birth: May 14, 1852 24 24Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
2 years
himself
William Gabriel Ferrell
Birth: June 1, 1854 26 26Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 15, 1876David City, Butler, Nebraska, United States
2 years
younger sister
Francis Isabella Ferrell
Birth: September 28, 1856 28 29Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Mary Ann Ferrell
Birth: November 28, 1858 30 31Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister

William Gabriel Ferrell has 17 first cousins recorded