The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	December 10, 1851 New York, United States
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) Alaska, USA 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) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
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
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 years) Cuba 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	Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost — View this family about 1900 (Age 48 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
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/
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
Death	June 29, 1937 (Age 85 years) Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Burial	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery

Date differences

Family with Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost Clarence Harvey George Birth: December 10, 1851 — New York, United States Death: June 29, 1937 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Moore Ketchen Family with spouse John Harry Smith Family with spouse Ethel Anna Kitchen Family with spouse Clarence Harvey George Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost Birth: September 9, 1868 39 36 — Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States Death: August 18, 1953 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: about 1900 —

Charles Moore Ketchen + Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost Charles Moore Ketchen Birth: about 1856 — Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Moore Ketchen Family with spouse John Harry Smith Family with spouse Ethel Anna Kitchen Family with spouse Clarence Harvey George Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost Birth: September 9, 1868 39 36 — Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States Death: August 18, 1953 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: January 3, 1883 — Red Bluff, Tehama, California, United States

John Harry Smith + Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost John Harry Smith Birth: about 1860 — Missouri, United States Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Moore Ketchen Family with spouse John Harry Smith Family with spouse Ethel Anna Kitchen Family with spouse Clarence Harvey George Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost Birth: September 9, 1868 39 36 — Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States Death: August 18, 1953 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: July 28, 1889 — Ferndale, Humboldt, California, United States

… … + Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost - View this family

wife

Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Moore Ketchen Family with spouse John Harry Smith Family with spouse Ethel Anna Kitchen Family with spouse Clarence Harvey George Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost Birth: September 9, 1868 39 36 — Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States Death: August 18, 1953 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

step-daughter

Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ethel Anna Kitchen Birth: June 2, 1891 22 — Vallejo, Solano, California, United States Death: June 7, 1975 — Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States

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Family with Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost
himself Parents (unknown)	Clarence Harvey George 1851–1937
wife Parents Joseph Frost Deborah Acord	Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost 1868–1953
Charles Moore Ketchen + Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Charles Moore Ketchen 1856–
wife Parents Joseph Frost Deborah Acord	Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost 1868–1953
John Harry Smith + Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	John Harry Smith 1860–
wife Parents Joseph Frost Deborah Acord	Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost 1868–1953
… … + Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost
wife Parents Joseph Frost Deborah Acord	Deborah Verena “Birdie” Frost 1868–1953
step-daughter Family (none)	Ethel Anna Kitchen 1891–1975