The Shemwell Family

Malcom Everett ClarkAge: 56 years18671924

Name
Malcom Everett Clark
Given names
Malcom Everett
Surname
Clark
Birth September 1867 37 27
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a half-sisterSarah Elizabeth Clark
1869 (Age 16 months)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 months)

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
Census August 10, 1870 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJonas Clark Sr
October 15, 1870 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliard Rothchild Clark
1873 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Reuben Clark
April 2, 1875 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Reuben Clark
June 6, 1875 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 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 paternal grandmotherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Census June 23, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Dobson
April 28, 1917 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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 April 16, 1924 (Age 56 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 25, 1860Howard, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder sister
Sarah E “Sallie” Clark
Birth: October 31, 1861 31 21Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: March 10, 1951Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States
20 months
elder sister
Victoria Ann Clark
Birth: July 12, 1863 32 23Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1949San Bernardino, California, United States
4 years
himself
Malcom Everett Clark
Birth: September 1867 37 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 16, 1924Vernon, Missouri, United States
6 years
younger brother
Williard Rothchild Clark
Birth: 1873 42 32Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1943Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Reuben Clark
Birth: June 6, 1875 44 35Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: January 25, 1944Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Sara Elizabeth Hizer - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 25, 1849Fulton, Indiana, United States
23 months
half-sister
13 months
half-brother
John Henry Clark
Birth: January 26, 1851 20 20Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 7, 1931South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
23 months
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
Samuel R Clark
Birth: September 22, 1854 24 24Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 27, 1935Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Richard Lee - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 19, 1857Howard, Missouri, United States
half-brother
John William Lee
Birth: April 11, 1857 34 16Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: March 3, 1939Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Reuben Clark - Household

Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Clark, W R39MWFarm Hands60002500OHx
Clark, Mary E29FWKeeping houseMOx
Clark, Jno42MWFarm HandsMO
Clark, Sarah8FWMO
Clark, Victoria7FWMO
Clark, Malcom2MWMO
Clark, John20MWFarm HandsIN
Dobson, James61MWFarm HandsCanadaxxx
Dobson, Malinda15FWMOx
Dobson, Chas13MWAt SchoolMOxx
Troutman, J22MWFarm HandsINx
Pitts, Frank23MWFarm HandsMOx
Cooper, Delia22FWDom ServantMOxx
Cooper, John2MWMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Dobson - Household

Ed 64 Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clark, Mary EheadWFMay184060Wd66MOCanadaMOYesYesYesOFF
Clark, MalcomsonWMSep186732SMOOHMOYesYesYes
Clark, ReubensonWMJun187524SMOOHMOFarmer0YesYesYes
Lee, BlanchegranddaughterWFAug188019SMOMOMOYesYesYes
Manion, WalterlodgerWMSep188415SMOMOMOAt SchoolYesYesYes