The Shemwell Family

John G EstesAge: 23 years18461869

Name
John G Estes
Given names
John G
Surname
Estes
Birth about 1846
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 15 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
MarriageLucy Jane FerrellView this family
September 29, 1865 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (on the date of death)

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 about 1869 (Age 23 years)
Family with Lucy Jane Ferrell - View this family
himself
John G Estes
Birth: about 1846Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1869Barren, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: September 29, 1865
Andrew Jackson Vincent + Lucy Jane Ferrell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: April 1, 1872Johnson, Illinois, United States
14 months
step-son
James Wiley Vincent
Birth: May 30, 1873 34 22St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: February 20, 1927Los Angeles, California, United States
20 months
step-daughter
Mary Nida Vincent
Birth: January 17, 1875 36 24Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1911Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States
2 years
step-son
William Newton Vincent
Birth: May 9, 1877 38 26Lincoln, Kansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1952Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Minnie Edith Vincent
Birth: December 27, 1879 41 29St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: August 8, 1966Multnomah, Oregon, United States
William C Baker + Lucy Jane Ferrell - View this family
wife’s husband
William C Baker
Birth: September 7, 1846Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, United States
Death: December 10, 1936Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States
wife
Marriage: January 18, 1922Baker, Oregon, United States