The Shemwell Family

John W LargentAge: 40 years18691909

Name
John W Largent
Given names
John W
Surname
Largent
Birth April 1869
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageArminda E “Minda” StanberryView this family
January 12, 1888 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Veda Ethel Largent
September 17, 1893 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 December 1, 1909 (Age 40 years)
Family with Arminda E “Minda” Stanberry - View this family
himself
John W Largent
Birth: April 1869Hickory, Holt, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1909Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
wife
Arminda E “Minda” Stanberry
Birth: April 29, 1870Sullivan, Missouri, United States
Death: October 8, 1947Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Marriage: January 12, 1888Hickory, Missouri, United States
6 years
daughter
Veda Ethel Largent
Birth: September 17, 1893 24 23Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: June 10, 1989Fallbrook, San Diego, California, United States