The Shemwell Family

Wilson Lumpkin LansfordAge: 59 years18501910

Name
Wilson Lumpkin Lansford
Given names
Wilson Lumpkin
Surname
Lansford
Birth October 29, 1850
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 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 10 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 16 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 16 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 18 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
MarriageMary E “Mollie” DardenView this family
December 22, 1874 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Simeon “Sim” Lansford
March 26, 1878 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#2
Wilson Gene Lansford
November 14, 1881 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Joseph Douglas Lansford
January 19, 1889 (Age 38 years)
Death of a wifeMary E “Mollie” Darden
about 1890 (Age 39 years)
MarriageSamanda J SlattonView this family
December 14, 1893 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Simeon “Sim” LansfordMinta Jane BradshawView this family
January 2, 1899 (Age 48 years)
MarriageAmerica Evaline FrostView this family
December 22, 1902 (Age 52 years)
Death September 23, 1910 (Age 59 years)

Family with America Evaline Frost - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 22, 1902Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Mary E “Mollie” Darden - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 22, 1874Terrell, Georgia, United States
3 years
son
William Simeon “Sim” Lansford
Birth: March 26, 1878 27 32Georgia, United States
Death: October 3, 1951Stanislaus, California, United States
4 years
son
Wilson Gene Lansford
Birth: November 14, 1881 31 35Winston, Alabama, United States
Death: August 29, 1961
7 years
son
Joseph Douglas Lansford
Birth: January 19, 1889 38 43Winston, Alabama, United States
Death: September 3, 1974Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Samanda J Slatton - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 14, 1893Winston, Alabama, United States
Robert Emmett Bradshaw + America Evaline Frost - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: September 5, 1869Barry, Missouri, United States
5 years
step-daughter
Minnie Bradshaw
Birth: February 16, 1875 26 21Sugar Creek, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: May 2, 1965Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Minta Jane Bradshaw
Birth: October 2, 1877 28 24Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: April 19, 1966Stanislaus, California, United States
7 years
step-daughter
Annie Mathew Bradshaw
Birth: April 12, 1884 35 31Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1976Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
step-son
Fred Earl Bradshaw
Birth: April 15, 1889 40 36Granby, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 31, 1962Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-son
John Bradshaw
Birth: December 20, 1891 42 38Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 28, 1911Berwyn, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Daisy Violet Bradshaw
Birth: August 25, 1894 45 41
Death: October 25, 1989Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

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