The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	June 29, 1863 31 36
Marriage	Joe Beams — View this family unknown
Birth of a brother	Douglas William Abney March 16, 1864 (Age 8 months)
Death of a sister	Julia Abney March 12, 1865 (Age 20 months)
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 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 3 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 3 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 5 years)
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 14 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 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Sarah Sally Stone 1891 (Age 27 years) Saline, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 38 years)
Death of a father	Jesse Abney January 20, 1910 (Age 46 years) Saline, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sister	Patsy Abney January 8, 1917 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 54 years) Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 years) Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sister	Nancy A Abney December 18, 1936 (Age 73 years) Saline, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	Douglas William Abney May 3, 1942 (Age 78 years) Marion, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 years) Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death	October 27, 1944 (Age 81 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 elder sister	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 elder 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 elder 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 herself	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 Joe Beams - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sally Abney Joe Beams Death:
herself	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
	Marriage: —

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
elder sister Family George Bond John Bond Jesse Bond Clee Bond	Patsy Abney 1858–1917
elder sister Family (none)	Julia Abney 1859–1865
elder sister Family Albert Duty	Eliza Abney 1860–1953
herself 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 Joe Beams
husband Parents (unknown)	Joe Beams –
herself Parents Jesse Abney Mary Polly Murphy	Sally Abney 1863–1944