The Shemwell Family

Samuel Omar KingsleyAge: 38 years18391877

Name
Samuel Omar Kingsley
Given names
Samuel Omar
Surname
Kingsley
Birth about 1839 30 20
Marriage of a parentLyman Omer LittlefieldOlive Martha AndrewsView this family
Type: Religious marriage
February 16, 1840 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a half-sisterMariah Littlefield
about 1841 (Age 2 years)
Death of a half-sisterMariah Littlefield
about 1841 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEdward Lytton Littlefield
about 1842 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHyrum O Littlefield
November 1842 (Age 3 years)
Death of a half-brotherEdward Lytton Littlefield
about 1842 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-sisterDonna Isora Littlefield
August 14, 1843 (Age 4 years)
Death of a half-brotherHyrum O Littlefield
August 27, 1843 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentJoseph Smith Jr.Olive Martha AndrewsView this family
Type: Religious marriage
before 1844 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentBrigham Young Sr.Olive Martha AndrewsView this family
Type: Religious marriage
January 15, 1846 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a parentOrra Metcalf LiskOlive Martha AndrewsView this family
about 1849 (Age 10 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Kingsley
about 1849 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sisterKate Lisk
August 10, 1853 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 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 22 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 April 3, 1877 (Age 38 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Samuel Kingsley
Birth: January 17, 1808Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Death: about 1849Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1838Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
Samuel Omar Kingsley
Birth: about 1839 30 20Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States
Death: April 3, 1877Bombay, India
Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr. - View this family
step-father
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: before 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Lyman Omer Littlefield - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: February 16, 1840Liberty, Adams, Illinois, United States
22 months
half-sister
Mariah Littlefield
Birth: about 1841 21 22Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1841Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years
half-brother
Edward Lytton Littlefield
Birth: about 1842 22 23Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
11 months
half-brother
Hyrum O Littlefield
Birth: November 1842 22 24Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: August 27, 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
9 months
half-sister
Donna Isora Littlefield
Birth: August 14, 1843 23 24Ramus, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: March 9, 1928Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. - View this family
step-father
Brigham Young Sr.
Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
Death: August 29, 1877Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: January 15, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Orra Metcalf Lisk - View this family
step-father
Orra Metcalf Lisk
Birth: February 10, 1819Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States
Death: January 14, 1904Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1849New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
5 years
half-sister
Kate Lisk
Birth: August 10, 1853 34 34New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1940