The Shemwell Family

Martha Jane WarnerAge: 76 years18391916

Name
Martha Jane Warner
Given names
Martha Jane
Surname
Warner
Married name
Martha Jane Davis
Birth April 30, 1839 48 44
Death of a fatherGeorge Warner
September 14, 1843 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentJacob ShepperdEliza Deliliah UlleryView this family
September 3, 1846 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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
Census August 23, 1850 (Age 11 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Warner
December 21, 1855 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 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 daughter
#1
Amanda Jane Davis
1859 (Age 19 years)
Note: Amanda was born in 1859 to Martha Jane Warner. In the 1860 Census she is listed as Amanda J Warner. It is possible that Martha Jane had Amanda out of wedlock; so, Amanda's birth surname may have resorted to Warner. Note that Amanda was born before Mary Jane married Milton Davis in 1863.
Census August 1, 1860 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterLouisa J Warner
April 17, 1863 (Age 23 years)
MarriageMilton Henry DavisView this family
June 16, 1863 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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
Death of a sisterAnn Warner
October 23, 1865 (Age 26 years)
Death of a brotherJacob Warner
December 1, 1867 (Age 28 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 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 27 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 29 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 motherEliza Deliliah Ullery
September 9, 1877 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 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 sisterElilzabeth Warner
August 9, 1893 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Warner
November 5, 1894 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 brotherRueben Warner
May 30, 1904 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandMilton Henry Davis
January 28, 1905 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherJeremiah M Warner
January 17, 1910 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Warner
February 3, 1914 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 76 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death January 5, 1916 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 2, 1817Ross, Ohio, United States
22 months
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Henry Warner
Birth: 1819 27 23Illinois, United States
Death: December 21, 1855Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ann Warner
Birth: 1821 29 25Ohio, United States
Death: October 23, 1865Illinois, United States
14 months
elder brother
John Warner
Birth: March 15, 1822 31 26Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: November 5, 1894Mansfield, Piatt, Illinois, United States
4 years
elder sister
Elilzabeth Warner
Birth: January 8, 1826 35 30Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: August 9, 1893Illinois, United States
23 months
elder brother
Jesse W Warner
Birth: December 16, 1827 36 32Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: October 17, 1916Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder sister
Louisa J Warner
Birth: January 4, 1830 38 34Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Death: April 17, 1863Piatt, Illinois, United States
16 months
elder brother
Jeremiah M Warner
Birth: April 30, 1831 40 36Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Death: January 17, 1910Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States
3 years
elder brother
Rueben Warner
Birth: October 16, 1833 42 38Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Death: May 30, 1904Lockwood, Dade, Missouri, United States
4 months
elder brother
5 years
herself
Martha Jane Warner
Birth: April 30, 1839 48 44Ohio, United States
Death: January 5, 1916Merriam, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Mother’s family with Jacob Shepperd - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 3, 1846Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Family with Milton Henry Davis - View this family
husband
Milton Henry Davis
Birth: April 18, 1840Plato, Kane, Illinois, United States
Death: January 28, 1905Illinois, United States
herself
Martha Jane Warner
Birth: April 30, 1839 48 44Ohio, United States
Death: January 5, 1916Merriam, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Marriage: June 16, 1863Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States
-3 years
daughter

Martha Jane Warner has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (1)

Parents Frederick Cowgill + Elizabeth Ullery
1William Cowgill18391918
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Shepperd - Household

Jackson, Pickaway, Ohio, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jacob Shepperdhead78MWFarmerPA
Eliza Deliliah Warnerwife53FWKY
George Warner16MWOH1
Elizabeth Warner21FWOH
Martha Jane Warner11FWOH1
Elen Allen Warner2FWOH

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Warner - Household

Champaign, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jacob Warnerhead42MWFarmer1813OH
Henry L Warnerson15MWOHN
Mary Ann Warnerdaughter12FWOH/
Louisa J Warnerdaughter11FWOH/
George Warnerson9MWOHN
Jacob Warnerson6MWOHN
Deliah Warnerdaughter6FWOH/
Martha W Warnersister21FWDomesticOH
Eliza Deliliah Shephard mother65FWDomesticKY
Amanda J Warnerneice1FWIL