The Shemwell Family

Henry Clay JamesAge: 37 years18691906

Name
Henry Clay James
Given names
Henry Clay
Surname
James
Birth May 1, 1869
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageBettie WalkerView this family
about 1894 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia White Walker James
February 7, 1895 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Elizabeth James
April 24, 1899 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Clay James
March 19, 1901 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Bettie James
September 6, 1906 (Age 37 years)
Death October 14, 1906 (Age 37 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frost Family Cemetery
Family with Bettie Walker - View this family
himself
wife
Bettie Walker
Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1944Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1894
13 months
daughter
Virginia White Walker James
Birth: February 7, 1895 25 21Deer Lodge, Morgan, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1975Hickman, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Elizabeth James
Birth: April 24, 1899 29 26Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1952Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, United States
23 months
son
Charles Clay James
Birth: March 19, 1901 31 28Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1964Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
Bettie James
Birth: September 6, 1906 37 33Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 2, 2003Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States