The Shemwell Family

Name
Major Craven Tollett
Given names
Major Craven
Surname
Tollett
Birth October 15, 1860
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 months)

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 6 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 6 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 8 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 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageAmanda Elizabeth “Mandy” SwaffordView this family
April 19, 1883 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Jane Tollett
November 19, 1887 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ada Mae Tollett
April 25, 1895 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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
Marriage of a childJesse Lafayette “Fate” ParhamNancy Jane TollettView this family
August 8, 1905 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Myrble Lois Parham
August 8, 1906 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Crecia Mae Parham
October 13, 1908 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Maude Parham
February 26, 1911 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Leanard Craven Parham
January 13, 1913 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Ligue Johnson Parham
May 11, 1915 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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/
Birth of a grandson
#6
William Sunday “Bill” Parham
September 6, 1919 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Amanda Frances Parham
October 13, 1922 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Joseph Taylor “Joe” Parham
March 25, 1925 (Age 64 years)
twin: Rex Tollett Parham
Birth of a grandson
#9
Rex Tollett Parham
March 25, 1925 (Age 64 years)
twin: Joseph Taylor “Joe” Parham
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a wifeAmanda Elizabeth “Mandy” Swafford
January 19, 1950 (Age 89 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death January 1, 1951 (Age 90 years)
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