The Shemwell Family

Nathan S AbbottAge: 69 years18391908

Name
Nathan S Abbott
Given names
Nathan S
Surname
Abbott
Birth March 20, 1839
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)
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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageSara Elizabeth HizerView this family
April 17, 1862 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Harriet Louisa Abbott
November 5, 1863 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Matilda Ann Abbott
May 5, 1865 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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
Birth of a son
#3
Wiiliam Henry Abbott
1867 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#4
Eliza Jane Abbott
August 11, 1868 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 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
Census September 17, 1870 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Alfred Jackson Abbott
March 17, 1871 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Ellen Abbott
April 1874 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 41 years)
Death of a wifeSara Elizabeth Hizer
August 25, 1884 (Age 45 years)
Death of a daughterMatilda Ann Abbott
April 3, 1893 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 sonWiiliam Henry Abbott
April 22, 1900 (Age 61 years)
Death June 22, 1908 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McElrath Cemetery
Family with Sara Elizabeth Hizer - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 17, 1862Fulton, Indiana, United States
19 months
daughter
Harriet Louisa Abbott
Birth: November 5, 1863 24 33Wayne, Indiana, United States
Death: March 26, 1929Wayne, Indiana, United States
18 months
daughter
Matilda Ann Abbott
Birth: May 5, 1865 26 35Indiana, United States
Death: April 3, 1893Gibson, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Wiiliam Henry Abbott
Birth: 1867 27 36Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 22, 1900Fulton, Indiana, United States
19 months
daughter
Eliza Jane Abbott
Birth: August 11, 1868 29 38Indiana, United States
Death: December 5, 1932Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Alfred Jackson Abbott
Birth: March 17, 1871 31 41Indiana, United States
Death: August 7, 1922Pulaski, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Ellen Abbott
Birth: April 1874 35 44Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 18, 1925Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States
William Reuben Clark + Sara Elizabeth Hizer - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: January 25, 1849Fulton, Indiana, United States
23 months
step-daughter
13 months
step-son
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
step-daughter
3 years
step-son
Samuel R Clark
Birth: September 22, 1854 24 24Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 27, 1935Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Nathan S Abbott - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Abbotte, Nathanhead32MWFarmer2000300IN1
Abbotte, Elizabethwife35FWKee HouseIN
Abbotte (nee Clark), Samuelstepson15MWAt HomeINxx
Abbotte, Harriettedaughter7FWIN
Abbotte, Tilda Adaughter5FWIN
Abbotte, Wiiliam Hson3MWIN
Abbotte, Eliza Jdaughter2FWIN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Nathan S Abbott - Household

ED 44 Wayne, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Abbott, NathanWM41headMFarmerIN
Abbott, ElizabethWF48wifeMKeeping HouseINPA
Abbott, HarrietWF16daughterSAt HomeINININ
Abbott, MatildaWF15daughterSAt HomeINININ
Abbott, WiiliamWM13sonSWorks on FarmINININ
Abbott, ElisaWF11daughterSINININ
Abbott, Alfred JWM9sonSINININ
Abbott, MaryWF6daughterSINININ