The Shemwell Family

Jonathan Mabry BlackAge: 65 years18431908

Name
Jonathan Mabry Black
Given names
Jonathan Mabry
Surname
Black
Birth January 3, 1843
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)
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 13 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 18 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
MarriageMartha Elizabeth DuncanView this family
March 4, 1866 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 23 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 23 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 25 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 September 1, 1870 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 34 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 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 July 11, 1908 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland Cemetery
Family with Martha Elizabeth Duncan - View this family
himself
Jonathan Mabry Black
Birth: January 3, 1843North Carolina, United States
Death: July 11, 1908Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
wife
Martha Elizabeth Duncan
Birth: June 2, 1842 42 38Tennessee, United States
Death: June 12, 1922Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: March 4, 1866Conway, Arkansas, United States

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Jonathan Mabry Black - Household

Cove Creek, Washington, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
J Blackhead27MWFarmer150NCxx
M E Blackwife26FWKeeps houseTNx
J F Blackdaughter3FWAt HomeAR
W J Blackson1MWAt HomeAR
Mary Duncanmother-in-law65FWAt HomeTN
S A Duncansister-in-law31FWAt HomeTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jonathan Mabry Black - Household

Cedar, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Jonathan BlackWM37headMxNCNCNC
Martha BlackWF38wifeMxTNVANC
John F BlackWM13sonSxxARNCTN
William M BlackWM11sonSxxARNCTN
Dora BlackWF5daughterSARNCTN
Mary DuncanWF76mother-in-lawxxNCNCNC