The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 10, 1853 Scotland
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 24 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage	Rosena C Martin — View this family September 5, 1889 (Age 36 years) Baker, Oregon, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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
Death	September 1903 (Age 50 years) Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Burial	September 15, 1903 (Age 50 years) Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery

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Family with Rosena C Martin - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosena C Martin Thomas McEwen Birth: May 10, 1853 — Scotland Death: September 1903 — Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse General Price Frost Cora Elizabeth Frost Family with spouse … Sidwell Family with spouse James J Pennington Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington Family with spouse Thomas McEwen Family with spouse John Arthur Blakely Rosena C Martin Birth: January 31, 1861 — Miller, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1945 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: September 5, 1889 — Baker, Oregon, United States

General Price Frost + Rosena C Martin - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosena C Martin Cora Elizabeth Frost Family with spouse Mary E … General Price Frost Birth: June 19, 1864 28 20 — Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: August 16, 1917 — Blanchard, McClain, Oklahoma, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse General Price Frost Cora Elizabeth Frost Family with spouse … Sidwell Family with spouse James J Pennington Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington Family with spouse Thomas McEwen Family with spouse John Arthur Blakely Rosena C Martin Birth: January 31, 1861 — Miller, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1945 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: July 4, 1890 — Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States
3 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter “Chappie” Sims Cora Elizabeth Frost Birth: January 29, 1893 28 31 — Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: March 4, 1986 — Arcadia, Los Angeles, California, United States

… Sidwell + Rosena C Martin - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosena C Martin … Sidwell Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse General Price Frost Cora Elizabeth Frost Family with spouse … Sidwell Family with spouse James J Pennington Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington Family with spouse Thomas McEwen Family with spouse John Arthur Blakely Rosena C Martin Birth: January 31, 1861 — Miller, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1945 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: before 1880 —

James J Pennington + Rosena C Martin - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosena C Martin Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington James J Pennington Birth: August 12, 1861 — Miller, Missouri, United States Death: May 16, 1916 — Havana, Mason, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse General Price Frost Cora Elizabeth Frost Family with spouse … Sidwell Family with spouse James J Pennington Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington Family with spouse Thomas McEwen Family with spouse John Arthur Blakely Rosena C Martin Birth: January 31, 1861 — Miller, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1945 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: April 23, 1882 — Miller, Missouri, United States
11 months step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington Birth: April 1, 1883 21 22 — Miller, Missouri, United States Death: November 27, 1905 — Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

John Arthur Blakely + Rosena C Martin - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rosena C Martin John Arthur Blakely Birth: June 24, 1865 — England Death: February 19, 1960 — San Diego, California, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse General Price Frost Cora Elizabeth Frost Family with spouse … Sidwell Family with spouse James J Pennington Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington Family with spouse Thomas McEwen Family with spouse John Arthur Blakely Rosena C Martin Birth: January 31, 1861 — Miller, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1945 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: October 6, 1924 — Orange, California, United States

Family with Rosena C Martin
himself Parents (unknown)	Thomas McEwen 1853–1903
wife Parents (unknown)	Rosena C Martin 1861–1945
General Price Frost + Rosena C Martin
wife’s husband Parents Sevier Frost Elizabeth Savira McGlothlin	General Price Frost 1864–1917
wife Parents (unknown)	Rosena C Martin 1861–1945
step-daughter Family Walter “Chappie” Sims	Cora Elizabeth Frost 1893–1986
… Sidwell + Rosena C Martin
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	… Sidwell –
wife Parents (unknown)	Rosena C Martin 1861–1945
James J Pennington + Rosena C Martin
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	James J Pennington 1861–1916
wife Parents (unknown)	Rosena C Martin 1861–1945
step-daughter Family (none)	Hesetline “Tinney” Pennington 1883–1905
John Arthur Blakely + Rosena C Martin
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	John Arthur Blakely 1865–1960
wife Parents (unknown)	Rosena C Martin 1861–1945