The Shemwell Family

Hannah “Ollie” AgeAge: 63 years18491912

Name
Hannah “Ollie” Age
Given names
Hannah
Surname
Age
Nickname
Ollie
Birth November 1849 38 39
Birth of a sisterMaria Age
November 1849
Death of a motherMary Ann “Polly” DeMonbreun
before August 17, 1850 (Age 9 months)
Death of a sisterBerrisy Age
about 1855 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 11 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 17 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 17 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandfatherFelix DeMonbreun
October 5, 1868 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 19 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 fatherWilliam Age
January 19, 1874 (Age 24 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Polly” Cagle
May 6, 1876 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brotherWilliam Washington Age
March 24, 1881 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Age
January 18, 1886 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Louisa “Molly” Age
January 18, 1886 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Ann Jane “Betty” Age
February 24, 1891 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a sisterMary Margaret Age
December 31, 1912 (on the date of death)
Death December 31, 1912 (Age 63 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: May 6, 1826Davidson, Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder sister
elder sister
Sarah Elizabeth Age
Birth: July 16, 1827 16 17Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 18, 1886Fork, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder brother
William Washington Age
Birth: October 3, 1831 20 21Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 24, 1881Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
23 months
elder sister
Martha Louisa “Molly” Age
Birth: September 1, 1833 22 23Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 18, 1886Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mary Margaret Age
Birth: February 13, 1838 27 27Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1912Clinton, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
23 months
elder sister
Berrisy Age
Birth: about 1839 28 28Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1855Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Susan Amanda Age
Birth: March 3, 1841 30 31Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 18, 1924Grayson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Felix Moses Age
Birth: June 18, 1843 32 33Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 9, 1937Shelton, Mason, Washington, United States
3 years
elder sister
Melinda J Age
Birth: about 1845 34 34Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
elder sister
Rachel Catherine Age
Birth: about 1847 36 36Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1920Parker, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
Hannah “Ollie” Age
Birth: November 1849 38 39Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1912
1 month
twin sister
Maria Age
Birth: November 1849 38 39Kentucky, United States
Death: