The Shemwell Family

Michael Alexander RobertsAge: 80 years18561937

Name
Michael Alexander Roberts
Given names
Michael Alexander
Surname
Roberts
Birth September 27, 1856 24 24
Birth of a brotherGeorge James Roberts
November 17, 1858 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 months)

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 brotherFrank J Roberts
about 1859 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherLouis William Roberts
March 25, 1868 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 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 21 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 brotherLouis William Roberts
January 5, 1890 (Age 33 years)
MarriageAda FrostView this family
June 29, 1890 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherMary Walburga Baker
November 29, 1891 (Age 35 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherCatherine Elisabeth Schulmerich
April 2, 1892 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frank Wayne Roberts
November 23, 1892 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge W RobertsSophia M BakerView this family
May 1897 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 brotherFrank J Roberts
March 26, 1899 (Age 42 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherFranciscus “Frank” Roberts
March 26, 1901 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge W Roberts
March 13, 1914 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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/
Marriage of a childFrank Wayne RobertsHazel BalcomView this family
August 21, 1920 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Frances Hazel Virginia Roberts
February 26, 1921 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ada Maxine “Maxie” Roberts
February 7, 1923 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 73 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 brotherGeorge James Roberts
February 23, 1932 (Age 75 years)
Death August 27, 1937 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 29, 1854Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
22 months
himself
Michael Alexander Roberts
Birth: September 27, 1856 24 24Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: August 27, 1937Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
George James Roberts
Birth: November 17, 1858 26 26Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: February 23, 1932Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
13 months
younger brother
Frank J Roberts
Birth: about 1859 27 27St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: March 26, 1899Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
9 years
younger brother
Louis William Roberts
Birth: March 25, 1868 36 36St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: January 5, 1890Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Father’s family with Sophia M Baker - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 1897Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Family with Ada Frost - View this family
himself
Michael Alexander Roberts
Birth: September 27, 1856 24 24Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: August 27, 1937Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
wife
Ada Frost
Birth: March 1, 1869 48 29Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: April 17, 1942Canyon, Idaho, United States
Marriage: June 29, 1890Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
son

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