The Shemwell Family

Richard M CarnealAge: 35 years18451881

Name
Richard M Carneal
Given names
Richard M
Surname
Carneal
Birth July 13, 1845 27 25
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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
Birth of a sisterMary E Carneal
1848 (Age 2 years)
Census August 24, 1850 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 15 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 21 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 21 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 23 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 October 4, 1870 (Age 25 years)
MarriagePenelope Phillips LyonView this family
November 28, 1872 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia Ann Carneal
October 13, 1873 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Martha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal
January 13, 1875 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterMary E Carneal
February 8, 1875 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Shemwell
March 18, 1876 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Rosa M “Rosie” Carneal
September 3, 1876 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Hall
December 8, 1878 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#4
Charles Richard “Charlie” Carneal
October 10, 1879 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherBarbary Ann Hall
1880 (Age 34 years)
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Death January 9, 1881 (Age 35 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Carneal-Turner Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 9, 1840Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
Mary E Carneal
Birth: 1848 30 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1875Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Penelope Phillips Lyon - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 28, 1872Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months
daughter
Virginia Ann Carneal
Birth: October 13, 1873 28 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 13, 1901Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
daughter
20 months
daughter
3 years
son
John Brown Bivin + Penelope Phillips Lyon - View this family
wife’s husband
John Brown Bivin
Birth: December 2, 1828Kentucky, United States
Death: August 10, 1907Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: November 23, 1882Kentucky, United States

Richard M Carneal has 34 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Y Carneal - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Carnealhead32MWFarmerKY
Barbary A Carnealwife30FWKY
Richard M Carnealson4MWKY
Mary E Carnealdaughter2FWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Barbary Ann Hall - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Barbary Ann Carnealhead50FWKeeping HouseKY
Richard M Carnealson24MWFarm LaborKY
Martin Van Buren Lyon33MWFarmerTN
Mary E Lyon22FWKY
Theodosia A Lyon4FWKY
Mary E Lyon1FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Richard M Carneal - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Richard M CarnealWM34headMFarmerConsumptionKYKYKY
Penelope P CarnealWF29wifeM
Virginia A CarnealWF6daughterKYKY
Martha E CarnealWF5daughterKYKY
Rosie CarnealWF3daughterKYKY
Charles CarnealWM7mOctsonKYKY
Barbary A CarnealWF59motherWdKYNCNC
Francis CarnealWF68AuntSKY
Ann CarnealWF60AuntSKY

Richard has Consumption