The Shemwell Family

John Macom1858

Name
John Macom
Given names
John
Surname
Macom
Birth about 1858 26 21
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
Census July 1, 1860 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherArtimus Macom
about 1861 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterArtamissa Macom
October 24, 1861 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” McGehee
October 18, 1862 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherMary Epps
1863 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoshua Epps
December 20, 1864 (Age 6 years)
Note: Epps, Joshua
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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
Marriage of a parentPeter MacomLucinda EppsView this family
January 26, 1867 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAzelia Vernetta Macom
September 20, 1867 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 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 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-sisterIsabell Macom
about 1868 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 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
Birth of a half-sisterJulia Macom
November 11, 1873 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a half-sisterIsabell Macom
before 1880 (Age 22 years)
Death of a half-sisterJulia Macom
before 1880 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterArtamissa Macom
January 21, 1881 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherPeter Macom
September 18, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam V Macom
March 12, 1897 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 58 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 59 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 60 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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 83 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
Death of a half-sisterAzelia Vernetta Macom
October 1, 1947 (Age 89 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 92 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 88 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
father
mother
Marriage: about 1855Missouri, United States
8 months
elder brother
3 years
himself
John Macom
Birth: about 1858 26 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
10 months
younger sister
Artamissa Macom
Birth: October 24, 1861 29 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1881Butler, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Lucinda Epps - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 26, 1867Missouri, United States
8 months
half-sister
15 months
half-sister
Isabell Macom
Birth: about 1868 36 36Missouri, United States
Death: before 1880Missouri, United States
6 years
half-sister
Julia Macom
Birth: November 11, 1873 41 42Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1880Missouri, United States

John Macom has 43 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (43)

Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps
1Nancy Miller1849
2Daniel G Miller18511942
Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps
2Isabell Macom18681880
3Julia Macom18731880
Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson
2Henry Carroll Epps18581945
3Isaac N Epps18621949
4Joshua H Epps18651956
5Mary Rosetta Epps18671936
6Martha Azlee Epps18701948
8Lula Belle Epps18771966
9Artie Epps18801946
Parents John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore
2Thomas Daniel Epps18821967
4Lulu May Epps18861930
Parents John A Epps + Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum
1Emma Ann Epps18721950
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
2Sarah Ann Epps18651896
9Mary Elca Epps18831883
10Martin Alva Epps18841884
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Susannah Charlotte Emerson
1Grover Eber Epps18851926
Parents Obadiah R Epps + Minerva Vandover
2Reedy Epps18641870
3Mary Louise Epps18651940
7A R Epps1875
8A E Epps1878
Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps
2Thomas N Vandover18681883
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Peter Macom - Household

District 1 Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Peter Macomhead28MWFarmer2000900MO
Mary Macomwife22FWHousekeeperMO
William Macomson4MWMO
John Macomson1MWMO