The Shemwell Family

Sarah C “Kate” McMahanAge: 29 years18471876

Name
Sarah C “Kate” McMahan
Given names
Sarah C
Surname
McMahan
Married name
Sarah C Webb
Nickname
Kate
Birth February 19, 1847
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 9 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 14 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 19 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 19 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 21 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
Civil marriageEwing Madison WebbView this family
November 30, 1871 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Emory Lee Webb
December 20, 1872 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Walter Woodson Webb
May 28, 1874 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonEmory Lee Webb
June 3, 1874 (Age 27 years)
Death September 15, 1876 (Age 29 years)
Family with Ewing Madison Webb - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 30, 1871Cooper, Missouri, United States
13 months
son
Emory Lee Webb
Birth: December 20, 1872 22 25Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1874Cooper, Missouri, United States
17 months
son
Ewing Madison Webb + Laura Madora Smith - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: October 10, 1878Cooper, Missouri, United States
9 months
step-son
Lester S Webb
Birth: July 5, 1879 29 21Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 29, 1898Cooper, Missouri, United States
17 months
step-son
Harry Madison Webb
Birth: November 22, 1880 30 23Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 21, 1934Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
6 years
step-daughter
Bessie R Webb
Birth: August 3, 1886 36 28Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: July 4, 1907Cooper, Missouri, United States