The Shemwell Family

Joel Rushin JrAge: 47 years18611908

Name
Joel Rushin Jr
Given names
Joel
Surname
Rushin
Name suffix
Jr
Birth June 26, 1861 34 32
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 5 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 5 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 7 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
Birth of a sisterSarah Melissa Rushin
September 15, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMary Elizabeth WilliamsView this family
August 22, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Maude Lee Rushin
August 19, 1887 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Roy Rushin
December 25, 1889 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George N Rushin
January 28, 1894 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Floyd
December 3, 1895 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherJoel Rushin
February 3, 1896 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert Benjamin “Bob” Rushin
January 17, 1898 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 of a sisterSarah Melissa Rushin
after September 18, 1901 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Martha Mae Rushin
June 18, 1902 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Armon Lester Rushin
June 13, 1906 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childWesley Darwin GowenMaude Lee RushinView this family
October 19, 1907 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Eunice Eugene Gowen
June 9, 1908 (Age 46 years)
Death September 24, 1908 (Age 47 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Joel Rushin
Birth: August 1826Tennessee, United States
Death: February 3, 1896Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Mary Ann Floyd
Birth: December 30, 1828Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1895McCrory, Woodruff, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 20, 1844Tennessee, United States
17 years
himself
9 years
younger sister
Sarah Melissa Rushin
Birth: September 15, 1870 44 41Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: after September 18, 1901Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Mary Elizabeth Williams - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 22, 1880Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
daughter
Maude Lee Rushin
Birth: August 19, 1887 26 22Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 22, 1956Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
John Roy Rushin
Birth: December 25, 1889 28 25Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 19, 1929
4 years
son
4 years
son
4 years
daughter
4 years
son
Armon Lester Rushin
Birth: June 13, 1906 44 41Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 2, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

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