The Shemwell Family

Maria Age1849

Name
Maria Age
Given names
Maria
Surname
Age
Birth November 1849 38 39
Birth of a sisterHannah “Ollie” 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 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterHannah “Ollie” Age
December 31, 1912 (Age 63 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 68 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a sisterRachel Catherine Age
about 1920 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Amanda Age
June 18, 1924 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 79 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a brotherFelix Moses Age
July 9, 1937 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 92 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 100 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 96 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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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
twin sister
Hannah “Ollie” Age
Birth: November 1849 38 39Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1912
1 month
herself
Maria Age
Birth: November 1849 38 39Kentucky, United States
Death: