The Shemwell Family

John F BishopAge: 54 years18561910

Name
John F Bishop
Given names
John F
Surname
Bishop
Birth about 1856
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 months)

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 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
MarriageHannah “Anna” WatsonView this family
November 29, 1876 (Age 20 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
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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
Death before 1910 (Age 54 years)

Note: The 1900 Census for his wife, Hannah, lists her as a Widow. John died before that date.
Family with Hannah “Anna” Watson - View this family
himself
wife
Hannah “Anna” Watson
Birth: December 30, 1856 28 27Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 29, 1917Illinois, United States
Marriage: November 29, 1876Cass, Indiana, United States

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Birth
Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Moses C Watson - Household

ED 30 Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Watson, MosesWM52headMButcherxxINIrelandIreland
Watson, LoisaWF51wifeMKeeping HouseININTN
Watson, MollieWF19daughterSAt HomeINININ
Bishop, John FWM24son-in-lawMShoemakerWVAFranceFrance
Bishop, AnnaWF24daughterMWork at HomeINININ
Bishop, EestellaWF3granddaughterSINININ
Bishop, WillieWM0grandsonSINININ

Death
The 1900 Census for his wife, Hannah, lists her as a Widow. John died before that date.