The Shemwell Family

Alonzo Jasper “Lon” MillsAge: 33 years18561890

Name
Alonzo Jasper “Lon” Mills
Given names
Alonzo Jasper
Surname
Mills
Nickname
Lon
Birth December 11, 1856
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 days)

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 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 21 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSarah Frances FrostView this family
October 9, 1879 (Age 22 years)
Death September 7, 1890 (Age 33 years)
Family with Sarah Frances Frost - View this family
himself
Alonzo Jasper “Lon” Mills
Birth: December 11, 1856Illinois, United States
Death: September 7, 1890Butte, California, United States
wife
Marriage: October 9, 1879Butte, California, United States
John Richard Neely + Sarah Frances Frost - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: July 7, 1888Sacramento, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Jessie Irene Neely
Birth: April 8, 1891 28 30California, United States
Death: March 19, 1971Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
Phylemon Calvin Clayton + Sarah Frances Frost - View this family
wife’s husband
Phylemon Calvin Clayton
Birth: January 29, 1878Salinas, Monterey, California, United States
Death: April 2, 1961Santa Clara, California, United States
wife
Marriage: September 6, 1904Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
-16 months
step-son
Murl Andrews Clayton
Adoption:
Birth: May 16, 1903 25 42San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: February 28, 1972Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California, United States

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