The Shemwell Family

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Birth	June 12, 1859 Virginia, United States
Marriage	Grace T Keach — View this family unknown
Occupation	Farmer Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 21 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 7 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 7 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 9 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 18 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 wife	Grace T Keach 1890 (Age 30 years)
Marriage	Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester — View this family April 6, 1892 (Age 32 years) Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years) Cuba 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
Birth of a son #1	James Stanley Farley 1913 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a son #2	George Edward Farley September 3, 1915 (Age 56 years) Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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
Death	November 7, 1932 (Age 73 years) Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery

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Family with Grace T Keach - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grace T Keach Family with spouse Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester James Stanley Farley George Edward Farley John Edward Farley Birth: June 12, 1859 — Virginia, United States Death: November 7, 1932 — Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Edward Farley Grace T Keach Birth: 1865 Death: 1890
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Family with Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grace T Keach Family with spouse Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester James Stanley Farley George Edward Farley John Edward Farley Birth: June 12, 1859 — Virginia, United States Death: November 7, 1932 — Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Edward Farley James Stanley Farley George Edward Farley Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester Birth: April 29, 1875 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1953 — Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: April 6, 1892 — Henderson, Tennessee, United States
22 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Stanley Farley Birth: 1913 53 37 Death: 1982
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Neth Pauline Shemwell Robert Joseph Farley George Edward Farley Birth: September 3, 1915 56 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 10, 1988

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Family with Grace T Keach
himself Parents (unknown)	John Edward Farley 1859–1932
wife Parents (unknown)	Grace T Keach 1865–1890
Family with Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester
himself Parents (unknown)	John Edward Farley 1859–1932
wife Parents (unknown)	Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester 1875–1953
son Family Private	James Stanley Farley 1913–1982
son Family Neth Pauline Shemwell Private Robert Joseph Farley Private Private	George Edward Farley 1915–1988