The Shemwell Family

William Riley BreedloveAge: 62 years18531916

Name
William Riley Breedlove
Given names
William Riley
Surname
Breedlove
Birth July 15, 1853
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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
MarriageCelesta Jane WilliamsView this family
April 6, 1876 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 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
#1
Julia Pink Breedlove
November 1, 1894 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ida Celeste Breedlove
December 2, 1901 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childClaude Forrester PruittJulia Pink BreedloveView this family
December 1, 1912 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Flossie Paralee Pruitt
October 22, 1913 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Lonnie Earnel Pruitt
December 5, 1914 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death March 20, 1916 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossroads Cemetery
Family with Celesta Jane Williams - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 6, 1876Morgan, Tennessee, United States
26 years
daughter
-7 years
daughter