The Shemwell Family

Mary Jennie FosterAge: 65 years1855–1921

Name: Mary Jennie Foster

Given names: Mary Jennie

Surname: Foster

Married name: Mary Jennie Ferrell

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Events of close relatives Historical facts

Birth	December 23, 1855 Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 months) 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 5 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 11 years) Alaska, USA 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 11 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 13 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
Marriage	John William Ferrell — View this family October 6, 1875 (Age 19 years) Smith, Texas, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son #1	Nehemiah Ferrell November 1, 1880 (Age 24 years) Smith, Texas, United States
Birth of a daughter #2	Alameda Ferrell July 1, 1884 (Age 28 years) Flint, Smith, Texas, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 years) Cuba 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
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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 daughter	Alameda Ferrell June 22, 1920 (Age 64 years) Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death	August 5, 1921 (Age 65 years) Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

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Family with John William Ferrell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jennie Foster Nehemiah Ferrell Alameda Ferrell Family with spouse Alletha Bryant Bolten Bryant Earl Ferrell John Burl Ferrell John William Ferrell Birth: August 8, 1846 40 27 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1932 — Cass, Texas, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Ferrell Nehemiah Ferrell Alameda Ferrell Mary Jennie Foster Birth: December 23, 1855 — Illinois, United States Death: August 5, 1921 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
	Marriage: October 6, 1875 — Smith, Texas, United States
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Nehemiah Ferrell Birth: November 1, 1880 34 24 — Smith, Texas, United States Death: January 3, 1963 — Santa Clara, California, United States
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alameda Ferrell Birth: July 1, 1884 37 28 — Flint, Smith, Texas, United States Death: June 22, 1920 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States

John William Ferrell + Alletha Bryant Bolten - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jennie Foster Nehemiah Ferrell Alameda Ferrell Family with spouse Alletha Bryant Bolten Bryant Earl Ferrell John Burl Ferrell John William Ferrell Birth: August 8, 1846 40 27 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1932 — Cass, Texas, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Ferrell Bryant Earl Ferrell John Burl Ferrell Alletha Bryant Bolten Birth: March 17, 1862 — Cass, Texas, United States Death: April 3, 1948 — Cass, Texas, United States
	Marriage: about 1892 — Texas, United States
14 months step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Bryant Earl Ferrell Birth: March 4, 1893 46 30 — Avinger, Cass, Texas, United States Death:
step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Burl Ferrell Birth: March 4, 1893 46 30 — Avinger, Cass, Texas, United States Death: