The Shemwell Family

Oliver Johnson1837

Name
Oliver Johnson
Given names
Oliver
Surname
Johnson
Birth about 1837 37
Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brotherFranklin Johnson
about 1841 (Age 4 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brotherNancy J Johnson
about 1846 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 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
Census September 14, 1850 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 17, 1860 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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
Probate
Joseph M Allen - Estate Settlement
from May 18, 1861 to March 27, 1869 (Age 24 years)
Note: Entire Estate Settlement is found from Images 135 to 162
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 30 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 30 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageMary Ann LewisView this family
about 1869 (Age 32 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 32 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 79 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 80 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 81 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a wifeMary Ann Lewis
June 1, 1924 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 92 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 104 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 109 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
mother
elder brother
9 years
sister
6 years
himself
5 years
younger brother
6 years
younger brother
Family with Mary Ann Lewis - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Ann Lewis
Birth: February 18, 1833New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1924New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1869Missouri, United States

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Birth
Birth info based on 1850 Census
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Mary Johnson - Household

New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United Stat

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Mary Johnsonhead50FW480PA
Douglas Johnsonson21MWFarmerMO
Mary Johnsondaughter18FWMO
Oliver Johnsonson13MWMO
Franklin Johnsonson9MWMO
Nancy J Johnsonson4MWMO

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Mary Johnson - Household

New Madrid, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Mary Johnsonhead45FWFarmer24002610PA
Douglass Johnsonson25MWFarmerMO
Mary Johnsonduplicate of Mary Allen24FWMO
Oliver Johnsonson19MWMO
Nancy S J Johnsondaughter15MWMO
Joseph Allenson-in-law27MWFarmerAR
Mary Allendaughter23FWMO
Jas Allengrandson8MWMO
Jas Allengrandson5MWMO
Muggin Allengrandson3MWMO
Mary J Allengrandaughter2MWMO
Nanny Jeffrey??15FWMO
Thos Whiteworth??16MWMO

Probate
Entire Estate Settlement is found from Images 135 to 162
Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child