The Shemwell Family

Zuella Estella TeegardenAge: 78 years18631942

Name
Zuella Estella Teegarden
Given names
Zuella Estella
Surname
Teegarden
Married name
Zuella Estella Gray
Birth December 31, 1863 49 37
Death of a brotherFrancis Teegarden
between 1860 and 1870
Note: Francis was listed in the 1860 Census; but, was not part of the 1870 Census with the rest of his siblings. It is assumed he died between 1860 and 1870.
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 brotherAbraham Arthur Teegarden
July 23, 1866 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 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 3 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 5 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 August 10, 1870 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJonas Clark Sr
October 15, 1870 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Price Teegarden Sr
between 1876 and 1880 (Age 12 years)
Note: Still living as per 1876 Census, In the 1880 Census, his wife (Mary) was listed as a Widow. So, he must have died between 1876 and 1880.
Census 1876 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 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 25, 1880 (Age 16 years)
MarriageWilliam Thomas GrayView this family
July 11, 1881 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 22 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Clark
about 1886 (Age 22 years)
Note: The 1880 Census is the last record found where Mary is shown as Living, as a Widow, with her children.
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 sisterSarah Elisabeth Teegarden
1904 (Age 40 years)
Note: Note found on Findagrave site for her son, Robert McQuilliam: "Mother is Sara Elizabeth Teagarden born 1849 died 1904 in Caney, Montgomery, Kansas, USA"
Death of a brotherWilliam David Teegarden
August 21, 1914 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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 of a sisterMalinda Teegarden
June 10, 1920 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Price Teegarden Jr
September 25, 1928 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann Teegarden
between 1920 and 1930 (Age 56 years)
Note: Mary was listed in the 1920 Census as a 66 yr old Widow. She was not found in the subsequent 1930 Census with her daughter, Jessie
Death of a sisterElizabeth Helen Teegarden
June 21, 1921 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 65 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 of a husbandWilliam Thomas Gray
January 11, 1940 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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 June 14, 1942 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 4, 1844Union, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
John Price Teegarden Jr
Birth: 1847 33 20Indiana, United States
Death: September 25, 1928Sedro Woolley, Skagit, Washington, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Malinda Teegarden
Birth: July 28, 1851 37 24Indiana, United States
Death: June 10, 1920Chicago, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Mary Ann Teegarden
Birth: about 1854 40 27Indiana, United States
Death: between 1920 and 1930California, United States
3 years
elder brother
Francis Teegarden
Birth: about 1856 42 29Indiana, United States
Death: between 1860 and 1870Indiana, United States
1 year
elder sister
Elizabeth Helen Teegarden
Birth: January 4, 1857 43 30Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 21, 1921Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
4 years
elder brother
William David Teegarden
Birth: about 1860 46 33Illinois, United States
Death: August 21, 1914Brown, Ohio, United States
4 years
herself
Zuella Estella Teegarden
Birth: December 31, 1863 49 37Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 14, 1942Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Family with William Thomas Gray - View this family
husband
William Thomas Gray
Birth: February 7, 1856Boonesboro, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: January 11, 1940Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
herself
Zuella Estella Teegarden
Birth: December 31, 1863 49 37Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 14, 1942Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Marriage: July 11, 1881Howard, Missouri, United States

Zuella Estella Teegarden has 49 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (49)

Parents Joseph Troutman + Phoebe Clark
2Jonah C Troutman18481916
3Michael Troutman18501926
6Malinda Troutman18561878
8Ella Troutman18601929
9Ezra Troutman18641931
10Darius Troutman18661900
Parents William Reuben Clark + Sara Elizabeth Hizer
2John Henry Clark18511931
4Samuel R Clark18541935
Parents William Reuben Clark + Mary Elizabeth Dobson
2Victoria Ann Clark18631949
5James Reuben Clark18751944
Parents Levi Parker Foglesong + Malinda Clark
1Mary Foglesong18491907
2Martha Foglesong18511893
3Sarah Foglesong18531944
5Phoebe Foglesong18571926
Parents Roger Whitfield + Malinda Clark
2Emma M Whitfield18671952
3Rosa Whitfield18701872
Parents Jonas Clark Jr + Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin
1Jonas Eugene Clark18611944
Parents William M “Willie” Emmett + Harriet Caroline Clark
Parents James Armstrong + Harriet Caroline Clark
2Nancy C Armstrong18601862
Parents William Thomas Stanfield + Miriam Clark
Parents Abraham S Clark + Sophia Howard
2James Young Clark18791942
4Albert J Clark18811899
Parents James T Clark + Celia E Webb
1Norval James Clark18791942
Parents Jeremiah Clark + Julia Bruce
2Evalee Clark18781878
3Aye E Clark18791945
5Ella Mae Clark18851973
6Orval Clark18871967
Parents Jeremiah Clark + Tinnie Kayner
1Harland Clark19001965
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Price Teegarden Sr - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Teegarden, Johnhead56MWFarmer2440600OH1
Teegarden, Marywife46FWKeeping HouseOH
Teegarden, Marydaughter16FWIN
Teegarden, Elizadaughter12FWIN
Teegarden, Davidson10MWIL
Teegarden, Esteladaughter6FWIL
Teegarden, Arthurson4MWIL

CensusMissouri State - Census transcript - John Price Teegarden Sr - Household

Howard, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Teegarden, C HheadMW
Teegarden, C E JsonMW
Teegarden, Annie BdaughterFW
Teegarden, Jno P SrheadMW
Teegarden, Mary AwifeFW
Teegarden, Jno P JrsonMW
Teegarden, N DsonMW
Teegarden, JoelladaughterFW
Teegarden, A AsonMW

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Mary Ann Clark - Household

ED 99 Boons Lick, Howard, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Teegarden, MaryWF57headWdKeeping HouseOHNJKY
Teegarden, JohnWM34sonSFarmingINOHOH
Teegarden, ZuellerWF17daughterSxILOHOH
Teegarden, AbrahamWM13sonSxILOHOH