The Shemwell Family

Martha FoglesongAge: 42 years18511893

Name
Martha Foglesong
Given names
Martha
Surname
Foglesong
Married name
Martha Lefever
Married name
Martha Ramer
Birth February 13, 1851 25 18
Birth of a sisterSarah Foglesong
1853 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn William Foglesong
January 20, 1855 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterPhoebe Foglesong
June 6, 1857 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherJohn Foglesong
about 1859 (Age 7 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a sisterRebecca Anne Foglesong
November 15, 1859 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterRebecca Anne Foglesong
May 5, 1860 (Age 9 years)
Census August 14, 1860 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Levi Foglesong
June 19, 1861 (Age 10 years)
Death of a fatherLevi Parker Foglesong
August 28, 1862 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentRoger WhitfieldMalinda ClarkView this family
September 10, 1864 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 half-sisterElizabeth Elanor Whitfield
June 17, 1865 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterEmma M Whitfield
September 25, 1867 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 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 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageSolomon Jan LefeverView this family
December 1, 1868 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 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
Birth of a half-sisterRosa Whitfield
March 13, 1870 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJonas Clark Sr
October 15, 1870 (Age 19 years)
Death of a half-sisterRosa Whitfield
February 10, 1872 (Age 20 years)
Death of a husbandSolomon Jan Lefever
May 23, 1875 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam R RamerView this family
August 11, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherMalinda Clark
April 12, 1892 (Age 41 years)
Death October 22, 1893 (Age 42 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Walton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 17, 1848Fulton, Indiana, United States
13 months
elder sister
23 months
herself
Martha Foglesong
Birth: February 13, 1851 25 18Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 22, 1893Tipton, Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger sister
Sarah Foglesong
Birth: 1853 27 19Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 22, 1944Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
John William Foglesong
Birth: January 20, 1855 29 22Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: May 21, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Phoebe Foglesong
Birth: June 6, 1857 32 24Indiana, United States
Death: October 21, 1926Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Foglesong
Birth: about 1859 33 25Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death:
10 months
younger sister
Rebecca Anne Foglesong
Birth: November 15, 1859 34 26Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: May 5, 1860Cass, Indiana, United States
19 months
younger brother
Henry Levi Foglesong
Birth: June 19, 1861 36 28Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 19, 1930Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Roger Whitfield - View this family
step-father
Roger Whitfield
Birth: February 10, 1843England, United Kingdom
Death: February 20, 1901Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
mother
Marriage: September 10, 1864Cass, Indiana, United States
9 months
half-sister
Elizabeth Elanor Whitfield
Birth: June 17, 1865 22 32Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: August 20, 1938Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States
2 years
half-sister
Emma M Whitfield
Birth: September 25, 1867 24 34Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: June 5, 1952Cass, Indiana, United States
3 years
half-sister
Rosa Whitfield
Birth: March 13, 1870 27 37Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: February 10, 1872Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Solomon Jan Lefever - View this family
husband
Solomon Jan Lefever
Birth: 1846Ohio, United States
Death: May 23, 1875Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
herself
Martha Foglesong
Birth: February 13, 1851 25 18Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 22, 1893Tipton, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 1, 1868Indiana, United States
Family with William R Ramer - View this family
husband
William R Ramer
Birth: March 14, 1845Indiana, United States
Death: May 18, 1916Walton, Cass, Indiana, United States
herself
Martha Foglesong
Birth: February 13, 1851 25 18Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 22, 1893Tipton, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: August 11, 1881Cass, Indiana, United States

Martha Foglesong has 47 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (47)

Parents John Price Teegarden Sr + Mary Ann Clark
3Malinda Teegarden18511920
4Mary Ann Teegarden18541920
5Francis Teegarden18561860
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 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
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Levi Parker Foglesong - Household

Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Levi Parker Foglesonghead35MWFarmer60050IN
Malinda Foglesongwife27FWIN
Mary Foglesongdaughter10FWINx
Martha Foglesongdaughter9FWINx
Sarah Foglesongdaughter7FWIN
John William Foglesongson5MWIN
Phoebe Foglesongdaughter3FWIN
John Foglesongson1MWIN