The Shemwell Family

Margaret Cornelia CunninghamAge: 30 years18581889

Name
Margaret Cornelia Cunningham
Given names
Margaret Cornelia
Surname
Cunningham
Married name
Margaret Cornelia Surratt
Birth May 2, 1858
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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
MarriageWilliam Morton SurrattView this family
January 20, 1877 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nellie Flora Surratt
November 12, 1877 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 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 daughter
#2
Chapel Ellen Surratt
September 20, 1888 (Age 30 years)
Death March 25, 1889 (Age 30 years)
Family with William Morton Surratt - View this family
husband
William Morton Surratt
Birth: July 6, 1852Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 13, 1916Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
herself
Margaret Cornelia Cunningham
Birth: May 2, 1858North Carolina, United States
Death: March 25, 1889Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 20, 1877Rowan, North Carolina, United States
10 months
daughter
Nellie Flora Surratt
Birth: November 12, 1877 25 19Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 14, 1953Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
11 years
daughter
Chapel Ellen Surratt
Birth: September 20, 1888 36 30Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1965Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States