The Shemwell Family

James VeitchAge: 67 years18461913

Name
James Veitch
Given names
James
Surname
Veitch
Birth 1846
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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)
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
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
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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
MarriageSophia HowardView this family
between 1910 and 1913 (Age 64 years)

Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census and his death in 1913
Death May 15, 1913 (Age 67 years)
Marriage

Robert Andrew DennyMargaret Cora “Ida” ClarkView this family
July 3, 1915 (2 years after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Family with Sophia Howard - View this family
himself
James Veitch
Birth: 1846Ohio, United States
Death: May 15, 1913Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
wife
Marriage: between 1910 and 1913
Abraham S Clark + Sophia Howard - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1878Utah, United States
19 months
step-daughter
Margaret Cora “Ida” Clark
Birth: August 7, 1879 33 30Utah, United States
Death: August 29, 1957Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 months
step-daughter
Euphemia Sophie “Effie” Clark
Birth: 1879 33 30Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: January 23, 1937Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1 year
step-son
James Young Clark
Birth: 1879 33 30Utah, United States
Death: September 15, 1942Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
step-son
Albert J Clark
Birth: 1881 35 32Utah, United States
Death: August 23, 1899Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Thomas Kenney + Sophia Howard - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: August 15, 1864Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
2 months
step-daughter
Helena Kenney
Birth: October 15, 1864 18 15Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Death:
2 years
step-daughter
Eleanor Kenney
Birth: October 15, 1866 20 17England, United Kingdom
Death: October 11, 1941Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
18 months
step-daughter
Elizabeth Jane Kenney
Birth: April 2, 1868 22 19England, United Kingdom
Death: February 6, 1936Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Infant Kenney
Birth: about 1870 24 21England, United Kingdom
Death: between 1872 and 1880

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1910 Census and his death in 1913