The Shemwell Family

Nathan Price1852

Name
Nathan Price
Given names
Nathan
Surname
Price
Birth about 1852 57 36
Birth of a sisterSusan Josephine Price
February 2, 1853 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Price
about 1857 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 9 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 15 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 15 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 17 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 19 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Josephine Price
March 8, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 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 28 years)
Death of a sisterCatherine N “Katie” Price
after 1880 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherEleanor Jane “Ellen” Root
February 23, 1888 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 brotherAbraham William Price
November 23, 1907 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherJohn A Price
February 9, 1916 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherJoseph Price Sr.
October 20, 1917 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 65 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 66 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/
Death of a sisterMary Ann “Carrie” Price
February 16, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterMatilda Price
April 9, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Burial of a sisterMatilda Price
April 11, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Canyon Hill Cemetery
Death of a sisterLucy M Price
April 5, 1924 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 77 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 89 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 98 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 94 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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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
elder brother
Abraham William Price
Birth: about 1839 44 23Missouri, United States
Death: November 23, 1907Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
13 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
S Price
Birth: about 1841 46 25Missouri, United States
Death:
3 years
elder sister
Mary Ann “Carrie” Price
Birth: December 30, 1843 48 28Missouri, United States
Death: February 16, 1921Asotin, Asotin, Washington, United States
18 months
elder sister
Lucy M Price
Birth: June 16, 1845 50 30Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1924Shelton, Mason, Washington, United States
4 years
elder sister
Catherine N “Katie” Price
Birth: about 1848 53 32Missouri, United States
Death: after 1880Napa, Napa, California, United States
23 months
elder brother
John A Price
Birth: November 24, 1849 54 34Nebraska, United States
Death: February 9, 1916Shelton, Mason, Washington, United States
3 years
himself
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: