The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1855 Fulton, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 6 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 12 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 12 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 14 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
Marriage	John Henry Clark — View this family March 14, 1874 (Age 19 years) Fulton, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	1891 (Age 36 years) Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

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Family with John Henry Clark - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rebecca Jane Payton Family with spouse Nancy Matilda Knebel John Henry Clark Birth: January 26, 1851 20 20 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 7, 1931 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Henry Clark Rebecca Jane Payton Birth: 1855 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: 1891 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
	Marriage: March 14, 1874 — Fulton, Indiana, United States

John Henry Clark + Nancy Matilda Knebel - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rebecca Jane Payton Family with spouse Nancy Matilda Knebel John Henry Clark Birth: January 26, 1851 20 20 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 7, 1931 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Henry Clark Nancy Matilda Knebel Birth: 1872 — Indiana, United States Death: 1951 — Indiana, United States
	Marriage: September 15, 1892 — Fulton, Indiana, United States

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Family with John Henry Clark
husband Parents William Reuben Clark Sara Elizabeth Hizer	John Henry Clark 1851–1931
herself Parents (unknown)	Rebecca Jane Payton 1855–1891
John Henry Clark + Nancy Matilda Knebel
husband Parents William Reuben Clark Sara Elizabeth Hizer	John Henry Clark 1851–1931
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Nancy Matilda Knebel 1872–1951