The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	September 7, 1858 26 31
Marriage	George Bond — View this family unknown
Birth of a sister	Julia Abney December 2, 1859 (Age 14 months)
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 sister	Eliza Abney July 2, 1860 (Age 21 months)
Death of a paternal grandfather	Jousha Abney 1860 (Age 15 months) Saline, Illinois, United States
Birth of a sister	Sally Abney June 29, 1863 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brother	Douglas William Abney March 16, 1864 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sister	Julia Abney March 12, 1865 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brother	John Abney June 6, 1869 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 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
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 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 brother	John Abney October 12, 1887 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Sarah Sally Stone 1891 (Age 32 years) Saline, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Death of a mother	Mary Polly Murphy January 10, 1902 (Age 43 years)
Death of a father	Jesse Abney January 20, 1910 (Age 51 years) Saline, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 58 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
Death	January 8, 1917 (Age 58 years)

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Polly Murphy Nancy A Abney Henry Lewis Abney Patsy Abney Julia Abney Eliza Abney Sally Abney Douglas William Abney John Abney Jesse Abney Birth: May 10, 1832 25 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: January 20, 1910 — Saline, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jesse Abney Nancy A Abney Henry Lewis Abney Patsy Abney Julia Abney Eliza Abney Sally Abney Douglas William Abney John Abney Mary Polly Murphy Birth: October 11, 1826 Death: January 10, 1902
	Marriage: November 22, 1852 —
11 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Nancy A Abney Birth: October 21, 1853 21 27 — Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 18, 1936 — Saline, Illinois, United States
18 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Jane Keelin Ota Abney Charles Abney Frederick Abney Leeman Abney Blanche Abney Herbert Abney Reba Abney Joseph Abney Ruby Abney Polly Abney Henry Lewis Abney Birth: May 2, 1855 22 28 Death: May 28, 1949
3 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Bond John Bond Jesse Bond Clee Bond Patsy Abney Birth: September 7, 1858 26 31 Death: January 8, 1917
15 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Julia Abney Birth: December 2, 1859 27 33 Death: March 12, 1865
7 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Albert Duty Eliza Abney Birth: July 2, 1860 28 33 Death: February 19, 1953
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joe Beams Sally Abney Birth: June 29, 1863 31 36 Death: October 27, 1944
9 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Aggie Saunders Douglas William Abney Birth: March 16, 1864 31 37 Death: May 3, 1942 — Marion, Illinois, United States
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Abney Birth: June 6, 1869 37 42 Death: October 12, 1887

Family with George Bond - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Patsy Abney John Bond Jesse Bond Clee Bond George Bond Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Bond John Bond Jesse Bond Clee Bond Patsy Abney Birth: September 7, 1858 26 31 Death: January 8, 1917
	Marriage: —
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Bond Death:
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Jesse Bond Death:
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Pearle Baker Clee Bond Death:

Family with parents
father Parents Jousha Abney Sarah Sally Stone	Jesse Abney 1832–1910
mother Parents John Murphy Mary Polly Corder	Mary Polly Murphy 1826–1902
elder sister Family (none)	Nancy A Abney 1853–1936
elder brother Family Martha Jane Keelin Ota Abney Charles Abney Frederick Abney Leeman Abney Blanche Abney Herbert Abney Reba Abney Joseph Abney Ruby Abney Polly Abney	Henry Lewis Abney 1855–1949
herself Family George Bond John Bond Jesse Bond Clee Bond	Patsy Abney 1858–1917
younger sister Family (none)	Julia Abney 1859–1865
younger sister Family Albert Duty	Eliza Abney 1860–1953
younger sister Family Joe Beams	Sally Abney 1863–1944
younger brother Family Aggie Saunders	Douglas William Abney 1864–1942
younger brother Family (none)	John Abney 1869–1887
Family with George Bond
husband Parents (unknown)	George Bond –
herself Parents Jesse Abney Mary Polly Murphy	Patsy Abney 1858–1917
son Family (none)	John Bond –
son Family (none)	Jesse Bond –
son Family Pearle Baker Private Private Private	Clee Bond –