The Shemwell Family

Sophia M BakerAge: 72 years18401913

Name
Sophia M Baker
Given names
Sophia M
Surname
Baker
Married name
Sophia M Roberts
Married name
Sophia M Klumpp
Birth April 1840 34 31
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageWilliam KlumppView this family
September 15, 1858 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 26 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 26 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 28 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 37 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 sisterMary Walburga Baker
November 29, 1891 (Age 51 years)
MarriageGeorge W RobertsView this family
May 1897 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 January 15, 1913 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Auburn Memorial Park
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mother
Marriage:
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
6 years
herself
Family with George W Roberts - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 1897Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Family with William Klumpp - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 15, 1858Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States
George W Roberts + Mary Walburga Baker - View this family
husband
elder sister
Marriage: November 29, 1854Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
22 months
nephew
Michael Alexander Roberts
Birth: September 27, 1856 24 24Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: August 27, 1937Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
nephew
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
nephew
Frank J Roberts
Birth: about 1859 27 27St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: March 26, 1899Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
9 years
nephew
Louis William Roberts
Birth: March 25, 1868 36 36St. Clair, Michigan, United States
Death: January 5, 1890Memphis, St. Clair, Michigan, United States

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