The Shemwell Family

Julia BruceAge: 36 years18551892

Name
Julia Bruce
Given names
Julia
Surname
Bruce
Married name
Julia Clark
Birth November 30, 1855 44 36
Birth of a brotherAbraham Bruce
April 2, 1858 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 6, 1860 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 June 7, 1870 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJeremiah ClarkView this family
January 28, 1873 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Harriet Isabel “Mattie” Clark
December 27, 1873 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherAbraham Bruce
August 21, 1874 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Evalee Clark
January 1, 1878 (Age 22 years)
Death of a daughterEvalee Clark
May 21, 1878 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#3
Aye E Clark
October 16, 1879 (Age 23 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lucretia “Lulu” Clark
1884 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ella Mae Clark
January 25, 1885 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Orval Clark
November 14, 1887 (Age 31 years)
Death May 24, 1892 (Age 36 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Abraham Bruce
Birth: May 16, 1811Union, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 21, 1874Fulton, Indiana, United States
mother
Sarah A Hoch
Birth: July 31, 1819Union, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 23, 1911Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: about 1835Pennsylvania, United States
5 years
elder sister
Isabel Bruce
Birth: August 23, 1839 28 20Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 23, 1916Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
-3 years
elder brother
20 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
Abraham Bruce
Birth: April 2, 1858 46 38Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 26, 1943Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Jeremiah Clark - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 28, 1873Fulton, Indiana, United States
11 months
daughter
Harriet Isabel “Mattie” Clark
Birth: December 27, 1873 22 18Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 20, 1941Earl Park, Benton, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Evalee Clark
Birth: January 1, 1878 26 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 21, 1878Fulton, Indiana, United States
21 months
son
Aye E Clark
Birth: October 16, 1879 28 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 24, 1945Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
5 years
daughter
13 months
daughter
Ella Mae Clark
Birth: January 25, 1885 33 29Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 8, 1973Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Orval Clark
Birth: November 14, 1887 36 31Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: April 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Jeremiah Clark + Martha Graffis - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Martha Graffis
Birth: January 9, 1855Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: July 19, 1937Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage: October 6, 1894Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Jeremiah Clark + Tinnie Kayner - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Tinnie Kayner
Birth: January 14, 1871New York, United States
Death: April 6, 1939Columbia, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 3, 1897Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
step-son
Harland Clark
Birth: September 21, 1900 49 29Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 26, 1965Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana, United States
7 years
step-son
Reuben Samuel Clark
Birth: September 8, 1907 56 36Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1984Columbia, Arkansas, United States
Jeremiah Clark + Isabel Bruce - View this family
husband
elder sister
Isabel Bruce
Birth: August 23, 1839 28 20Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 23, 1916Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: August 10, 1893Fulton, Indiana, United States

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Bruce - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Abraham Brucehead49MWHarrier100001000PA
Sarah Brucewife41FWPA
Harriet Brucedaughter16FWINx
Sarah Brucedaughter12FWINx
Robert Bruceson7MWINx
Julia Brucedaughter6FWINx
Abraham Bruceson3MWIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Bruce - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Bruce, Abrahamhead59MWFarmer132004320PA
Bruce, Sarahwife50FWKeeping HousePAx
Bruce, Juliadaughter14FWAt HomeINx
Bruce, Abrahamson11MWAt HomeINx
Bruce, Stephenson9MWAt HomeINx
Bruce, Ellie Mdaughter6FWINx

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Clark - Household

ED 44 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Clarke, JerryWM25headMFarmerINNYOH
Clarke, JuliaWF24wifeMKeeping HouseINPAPA
Clarke, MattieWF6daughterSINININ
Clarke, AWM0 years 8 monthsOctsonSINININ
Clarke, SarahWF72motherSRetired House KeeperOHKYKY