The Shemwell Family

Abraham William PriceAge: 68 years18391907

Name
Abraham William Price
Given names
Abraham William
Surname
Price
Birth about 1839 44 23
Birth of a sisterMatilda Price
January 28, 1840 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterS Price
about 1841 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ann “Carrie” Price
December 30, 1843 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterLucy M Price
June 16, 1845 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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
Birth of a sisterCatherine N “Katie” Price
about 1848 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn A Price
November 24, 1849 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherNathan Price
about 1852 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan Josephine Price
February 2, 1853 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Price
about 1857 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 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 22 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 28 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 28 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 30 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
Death of a fatherJohn Price
January 31, 1871 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Josephine Price
March 8, 1874 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 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 sisterJane Price
before 1880 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterCatherine N “Katie” Price
after 1880 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherEleanor Jane “Ellen” Root
February 23, 1888 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 November 23, 1907 (Age 68 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: November 3, 1832Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
10 months
elder brother
Joseph Price Sr.
Birth: September 4, 1833 38 18Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Death: October 20, 1917Castle Rock, Cowlitz, Washington, United States
5 years
elder sister
Jane Price
Birth: about 1838 43 22Ohio, United States
Death: before 1880Fulton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
himself
Abraham William Price
Birth: about 1839 44 23Missouri, United States
Death: November 23, 1907Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
13 months
younger sister
23 months
younger sister
S Price
Birth: about 1841 46 25Missouri, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Mary Ann “Carrie” Price
Birth: December 30, 1843 48 28Missouri, United States
Death: February 16, 1921Asotin, Asotin, Washington, United States
18 months
younger sister
Lucy M Price
Birth: June 16, 1845 50 30Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1924Shelton, Mason, Washington, United States
4 years
younger sister
Catherine N “Katie” Price
Birth: about 1848 53 32Missouri, United States
Death: after 1880Napa, Napa, California, United States
23 months
younger brother
John A Price
Birth: November 24, 1849 54 34Nebraska, United States
Death: February 9, 1916Shelton, Mason, Washington, United States
3 years
younger brother
13 months
younger sister
Susan Josephine Price
Birth: February 2, 1853 58 38Jones, Iowa, United States
Death: March 8, 1874Mason, Washington, United States
5 years
younger brother
George Price
Birth: about 1857 62 41Cass, Nebraska, United States
Death: