The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	April 22, 1850 38 26 Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	Cornelius Peter Lott July 6, 1850 (Age 2 months) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Birth of a sister	Achsah Permelia Willes February 12, 1852 (Age 21 months) Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
Birth of a brother	Cornelius John Willes August 8, 1854 (Age 4 years) Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
Death of a sister	Achsah Permelia Willes March 21, 1856 (Age 5 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Birth of a sister	Polly Melissa Willes November 7, 1856 (Age 6 years) Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
Birth of a brother	Lyman Benjamin Willes April 19, 1859 (Age 8 years) Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
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
Birth of a brother	Stephen Eleazer Willes March 21, 1861 (Age 10 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Birth of a sister	Sarah Amanda Willes July 28, 1863 (Age 13 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death of a brother	Cornelius John Willes December 5, 1863 (Age 13 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death of a father	Ira Jones Willes December 5, 1863 (Age 13 years) Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
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) 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 16 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 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
Death	December 27, 1869 (Age 19 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Burial	Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Melissa Lott Ira Pratt Willes Achsah Permelia Willes Cornelius John Willes Polly Melissa Willes Lyman Benjamin Willes Stephen Eleazer Willes Sarah Amanda Willes Ira Jones Willes Birth: January 21, 1812 — Berne, Albany, New York, United States Death: December 5, 1863 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse John Milton Bernhisel Family with spouse Ira Jones Willes Ira Pratt Willes Achsah Permelia Willes Cornelius John Willes Polly Melissa Willes Lyman Benjamin Willes Stephen Eleazer Willes Sarah Amanda Willes Melissa Lott Birth: January 9, 1824 25 18 — Tunkhannock, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 13, 1898 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
	Marriage: May 13, 1848 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
23 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ira Pratt Willes Birth: April 22, 1850 38 26 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Death: December 27, 1869 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
22 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Achsah Permelia Willes Birth: February 12, 1852 40 28 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Death: March 21, 1856 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Cornelius John Willes Birth: August 8, 1854 42 30 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Death: December 5, 1863 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Polly Melissa Willes Birth: November 7, 1856 44 32 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Death: January 21, 1887 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lyman Benjamin Willes Birth: April 19, 1859 47 35 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Death: January 12, 1926 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
23 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Stephen Eleazer Willes Birth: March 21, 1861 49 37 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: November 13, 1927 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah Amanda Willes Birth: July 28, 1863 51 39 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: April 12, 1955 — Los Angeles, California, United States

Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr. - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Emma Hale Alvin Smith Julia Murdock-Smith Joseph Murdock-Smith Louisa Smith Thaddeus Smith Joseph Smith III Frederick Granger Williams Smith Alexander Hale Smith Don Carlos Smith David Hyrum Smith Family with spouse Elvira Ann Cowles Family with spouse Clarissa Reed Family with spouse Frances Ward “Fanny” Alger Family with spouse Lucinda Pendleton Family with spouse Louisa Beaman Family with spouse Zina Diantha Huntington Family with spouse Presendia Lathrop Huntington Family with spouse Sally Ann Fuller Family with spouse Agnes Moulton Coolbrith Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Rollins Family with spouse Sylvia Porter Sessions Family with spouse Patty Bartlett Family with spouse Marinda Nancy Johnson Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Family with spouse Sarah Marietta Kingsley Family with spouse Eliza Roxcy Snow Family with spouse Delcena Diademia Johnson Family with spouse Sarah Ann Whitney Family with spouse Sarah Bapson Family with spouse Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer Family with spouse Martha McBride Family with spouse Ruth Daggett Vose Family with spouse Emily Dow Partridge Family with spouse Eliza Maria Partridge Family with spouse Helen Mar Kimball Family with spouse Flora Ann Woodworth Family with spouse Rhoda Richards Family with spouse Fanny Young Family with spouse Almera Woodard Johnson Family with spouse Olive Gray Frost Family with spouse Olive Martha Andrews Family with spouse Nancy Mariah “Mary” Winchester Family with spouse Maria Lawrence Family with spouse Sarah Lawrence Family with spouse Lucy Walker Family with spouse Melissa Lott Family with spouse Sarah Scott Family with spouse Mary Houston Joseph Smith Jr. Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30 — Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States Death: June 27, 1844 — Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse John Milton Bernhisel Family with spouse Ira Jones Willes Ira Pratt Willes Achsah Permelia Willes Cornelius John Willes Polly Melissa Willes Lyman Benjamin Willes Stephen Eleazer Willes Sarah Amanda Willes Melissa Lott Birth: January 9, 1824 25 18 — Tunkhannock, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 13, 1898 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
	Marriage: September 20, 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Mother’s family with John Milton Bernhisel - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Melissa Lott John Milton Bernhisel Birth: June 23, 1799 — Loysville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 28, 1881 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse John Milton Bernhisel Family with spouse Ira Jones Willes Ira Pratt Willes Achsah Permelia Willes Cornelius John Willes Polly Melissa Willes Lyman Benjamin Willes Stephen Eleazer Willes Sarah Amanda Willes Melissa Lott Birth: January 9, 1824 25 18 — Tunkhannock, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 13, 1898 — Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
	Marriage: February 8, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Ira Jones Willes 1812–1863
mother Parents Cornelius Peter Lott Permelia Darrow	Melissa Lott 1824–1898
himself Family (none)	Ira Pratt Willes 1850–1869
younger sister Family (none)	Achsah Permelia Willes 1852–1856
younger brother Family (none)	Cornelius John Willes 1854–1863
younger sister Family (none)	Polly Melissa Willes 1856–1887
younger brother Family (none)	Lyman Benjamin Willes 1859–1926
younger brother Family (none)	Stephen Eleazer Willes 1861–1927
younger sister Family (none)	Sarah Amanda Willes 1863–1955
Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr.
step-father Parents Joseph Smith Lucy Mack	Joseph Smith Jr. 1805–1844
mother Parents Cornelius Peter Lott Permelia Darrow	Melissa Lott 1824–1898
Mother’s family with John Milton Bernhisel
step-father Parents (unknown)	John Milton Bernhisel 1799–1881
mother Parents Cornelius Peter Lott Permelia Darrow	Melissa Lott 1824–1898