The Shemwell Family

Mahala Jane “Jennie” LomaxAge: 60 years18421902

Name
Mahala Jane “Jennie” Lomax
Given names
Mahala Jane
Surname
Lomax
Married name
Mahala Jane Ferrell
Nickname
Jennie
Married name
Mahala Jane DeWeese
Married name
Mahala Jane Farrell
Birth May 13, 1842
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageCarlin Douglas DeWeeseView this family
November 19, 1860 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Capitola DeWeese
August 15, 1861 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William E DeWeese
March 1, 1863 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ida Petronella DeWeese
October 14, 1864 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 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
Birth of a daughter
#4
Minnie A DeWeese
December 18, 1865 (Age 23 years)
Death of a husbandCarlin Douglas DeWeese
March 19, 1867 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 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 24 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 26 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
MarriageThomas Terry FarrellView this family
November 6, 1872 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Guy Judson Farrell
October 6, 1873 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Laura Etta Farrell
October 25, 1874 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Charles Arlington Farrell
December 10, 1876 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 August 2, 1902 (Age 60 years)
Family with Carlin Douglas DeWeese - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 19, 1860Knox, Illinois, United States
9 months
daughter
Mary Capitola DeWeese
Birth: August 15, 1861 21 19Illinois, United States
Death: May 21, 1935Moorhead, Monona, Iowa, United States
18 months
son
William E DeWeese
Birth: March 1, 1863 22 20Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States
Death:
19 months
daughter
Ida Petronella DeWeese
Birth: October 14, 1864 24 22Napa, Napa, California, United States
Death: July 6, 1949McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States
14 months
daughter
Minnie A DeWeese
Birth: December 18, 1865 25 23Napa, Napa, California, United States
Death: May 30, 1953McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States
Family with Thomas Terry Farrell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 6, 1872Knox, Illinois, United States
11 months
son
Guy Judson Farrell
Birth: October 6, 1873 31 31Adams, Illinois, United States
Death: April 19, 1944West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
13 months
daughter
Laura Etta Farrell
Birth: October 25, 1874 32 32Camp Point, Adams, Illinois, United States
Death: December 5, 1927Ottawa, Ottawa, Kansas, United States
2 years
son
Charles Arlington Farrell
Birth: December 10, 1876 34 34Camp Point, Adams, Illinois, United States
Death: June 28, 1910Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States
Thomas Terry Farrell + Mary Virginia Wilson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Mary Virginia Wilson
Birth: July 16, 1867Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: September 7, 1959Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States
Marriage: September 27, 1904Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United States