The Shemwell Family

Sarah Alice MaxwellAge: 37 years18681905

Name
Sarah Alice Maxwell
Given names
Sarah Alice
Surname
Maxwell
Married name
Sarah Alice Gray
Birth February 1, 1868
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 months)

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 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam Elbert GrayView this family
February 6, 1887 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Seretha Gray
1889 (Age 20 years)
Death of a daughterSeretha Gray
1889 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Harvey Genepthely Gray
May 7, 1890 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Arby Gray
August 6, 1892 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Mylus Girstle Gray
August 4, 1897 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Census June 18, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Death September 11, 1905 (Age 37 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery
Family with William Elbert Gray - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 6, 1887Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Seretha Gray
Birth: 1889 31 20Arkansas, United States
Death: 1889Arkansas, United States
16 months
son
Harvey Genepthely Gray
Birth: May 7, 1890 32 22Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1975Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
son
William Arby Gray
Birth: August 6, 1892 34 24Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 15, 1975Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
5 years
son
Mylus Girstle Gray
Birth: August 4, 1897 39 29Arkansas, United States
Death: November 27, 1984Conway, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Elbert Gray - Household

ED 11 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gray, William EheadWMAug185841M12ARARARFarmer4NoNoYesOFF
Gray, SarahwifeWFFeb186832M1243ARARARYesYesYes
Gray, HarveysonWMMay189010SARARARFarm Laborer52NoNoYes
Gray, ArbysonWMAug18927SARARAR
Gray, MilussonWMAug18972SARARAR