The Shemwell Family

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Birth	1846 Ohio, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 Texas, USA 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 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) 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 21 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Marriage	Martha Foglesong — View this family December 1, 1868 (Age 22 years) Indiana, United States
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
Death	May 23, 1875 (Age 29 years) Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery

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Family with Martha Foglesong - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Foglesong Solomon Jan Lefever Birth: 1846 — Ohio, United States Death: May 23, 1875 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Solomon Jan Lefever Family with spouse William R Ramer Martha Foglesong Birth: February 13, 1851 25 18 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1893 — Tipton, Cass, Indiana, United States
	Marriage: December 1, 1868 — Indiana, United States

William R Ramer + Martha Foglesong - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Foglesong William R Ramer Birth: March 14, 1845 — Indiana, United States Death: May 18, 1916 — Walton, Cass, Indiana, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Solomon Jan Lefever Family with spouse William R Ramer Martha Foglesong Birth: February 13, 1851 25 18 — Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1893 — Tipton, Cass, Indiana, United States
	Marriage: August 11, 1881 — Cass, Indiana, United States

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Family with Martha Foglesong
himself Parents (unknown)	Solomon Jan Lefever 1846–1875
wife Parents Levi Parker Foglesong Malinda Clark	Martha Foglesong 1851–1893
William R Ramer + Martha Foglesong
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	William R Ramer 1845–1916
wife Parents Levi Parker Foglesong Malinda Clark	Martha Foglesong 1851–1893