The Shemwell Family

Carolina “Caroline” LeffelAge: 75 years18361911

Name
Carolina “Caroline” Leffel
Given names
Carolina
Surname
Leffel
Nickname
Caroline
Married name
Carolina Dorman
Birth June 22, 1836
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 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 DormanView this family
July 20, 1854 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)

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 son
#1
Henry William Dorman
February 26, 1862 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 30 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 30 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 32 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 41 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childHenry William DormanIda FrostView this family
August 5, 1893 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Henry O'Farrell Dorman
April 27, 1899 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Adamae Dorman
June 27, 1904 (Age 68 years)
Death July 12, 1911 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Family with William Dorman - View this family
husband
William Dorman
Birth: August 1832Brunswick, Braunschweig, Saxony, Germany
Death: April 7, 1921New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
herself
Carolina “Caroline” Leffel
Birth: June 22, 1836Berghausen, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Death: July 12, 1911Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Marriage: July 20, 1854Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
8 years
son
Henry William Dorman
Birth: February 26, 1862 29 25Blue Grass, Illinois City, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Death: May 7, 1929Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

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