The Shemwell Family

Owen Evans BennettAge: 25 years18461872

Name
Owen Evans Bennett
Given names
Owen Evans
Surname
Bennett
Birth November 3, 1846 25 21
MarriageHarriett E “Hattie” ThornView this family
unknown

Death of a maternal grandmotherLucy Hariett Tollette
April 15, 1848 (Age 17 months)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Birth of a brotherWilliam M Bennett
August 28, 1849 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterMary Elizabeth Bennett
1849 (Age 2 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Harlan Bennett
January 6, 1849 (Age 2 years)
Marriage of a parentHiram L ReedHenrietta “Rita” ParhamView this family
December 21, 1853 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-sisterRebecca Elinore Reed
November 11, 1854 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-sisterElizabeth Ann Reed
March 6, 1856 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJames Andrew Reed
February 20, 1858 (Age 11 years)
Death of a half-sisterElizabeth Ann Reed
August 31, 1858 (Age 11 years)
Death of a half-brotherJames Andrew Reed
January 22, 1859 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 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 half-sisterNancy Jane Reed
January 22, 1860 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Preston Reed
January 26, 1862 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam M Bennett
January 25, 1865 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 20 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 20 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#1
William Sanford Bennett
December 22, 1869 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 22 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 of a maternal grandfatherAllen B Parham
March 17, 1871 (Age 24 years)
Death February 25, 1872 (Age 25 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Otter Creek Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 30, 1843Monroe, Indiana, United States
9 months
elder sister
1 year
elder brother
George Washington Bennett
Birth: November 6, 1844 23 19Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: April 23, 1881Lawrence, Indiana, United States
2 years
himself
Owen Evans Bennett
Birth: November 3, 1846 25 21Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: February 25, 1872Liberty, Warren, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
William M Bennett
Birth: August 28, 1849 28 24Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: January 25, 1865Perry Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Hiram L Reed - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1853Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
11 months
half-sister
Rebecca Elinore Reed
Birth: November 11, 1854 33 29Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: July 19, 1905Jackson Township, Greene, Indiana, United States
16 months
half-sister
Elizabeth Ann Reed
Birth: March 6, 1856 34 31Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: August 31, 1858Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
2 years
half-brother
James Andrew Reed
Birth: February 20, 1858 36 33Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: January 22, 1859Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
23 months
half-sister
Nancy Jane Reed
Birth: January 22, 1860 38 35Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: August 31, 1894Monroe, Indiana, United States
2 years
half-brother
John Preston Reed
Birth: January 26, 1862 40 37Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: April 12, 1949Hobbieville, Greene, Indiana, United States
Family with Harriett E “Hattie” Thorn - View this family
himself
Owen Evans Bennett
Birth: November 3, 1846 25 21Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Death: February 25, 1872Liberty, Warren, Indiana, United States
wife
Harriett E “Hattie” Thorn
Birth: October 21, 1851Trivoli, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Death: November 11, 1920Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage:
daughter
son
William Sanford Bennett
Birth: December 22, 1869 23 18Liberty Center, Warren, Iowa, United States
Death: before 1940Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States