The Shemwell Family

Sarah Elizabeth LewisAge: 78 years18441922

Name
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
Given names
Sarah Elizabeth
Surname
Lewis
Married name
Sarah Elizabeth Jackman
Birth March 4, 1844 36 31
Birth of a brotherLewis Lewis
August 12, 1846 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 months)
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 parentDan JonesElizabeth JonesView this family
Type: Religious marriage
November 8, 1849 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-sisterRuth Jones
September 23, 1850 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherBrigham Jones
October 5, 1852 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Henry TuttleElizabeth JonesView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 23, 1858 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 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 17 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 22 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 22 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Marriage of a parentBrigham Young Sr.Elizabeth JonesView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 3, 1869 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 24 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 brotherJohn L Lewis
March 22, 1878 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 33 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherDavid Thomas Lewis
August 15, 1883 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sisterEliza Ann Lewis
October 13, 1883 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Jones
May 6, 1895 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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
Death of a brotherCanaan Lewis
November 7, 1909 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 71 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 72 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 73 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a brotherLewis Lewis
January 7, 1920 (Age 75 years)
Death May 11, 1922 (Age 78 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 10, 1831Clydey, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
3 years
elder brother
Thomas D Lewis
Birth: about 1833 25 20Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death:
2 years
elder brother
John L Lewis
Birth: March 12, 1835 27 22Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death: March 22, 1878Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States
21 months
elder sister
Eliza Ann Lewis
Birth: November 25, 1836 28 24Clydey, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Death: October 13, 1883Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
5 years
elder brother
Canaan Lewis
Birth: September 12, 1841 33 29Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death: November 7, 1909Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States
3 years
herself
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
Birth: March 4, 1844 36 31Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death: May 11, 1922Bingham, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger brother
Lewis Lewis
Birth: August 12, 1846 38 34Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Death: January 7, 1920Madera, California, United States
Mother’s family with Dan Jones - View this family
step-father
Dan Jones
Birth: August 4, 1810Halklyn, Flintshire, Wales
Death: January 3, 1862Fort Utah, Utah, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: November 8, 1849Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
10 months
half-sister
Ruth Jones
Birth: September 23, 1850 40 38Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Death: December 2, 1937Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
half-brother
Brigham Jones
Birth: October 5, 1852 42 40Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Death: December 12, 1923Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Mother’s family with John Henry Tuttle - View this family
step-father
John Henry Tuttle
Birth: June 19, 1821New York City, New York, New York, United States
Death: July 21, 1905Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: July 23, 1858Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 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: July 3, 1869Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States