The Shemwell Family

Mary Josephine DaughertyAge: 35 years18521887

Name
Mary Josephine Daugherty
Given names
Mary Josephine
Surname
Daugherty
Married name
Mary Josephine Daugherty
Birth July 18, 1852
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 8 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 14 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 14 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageJames Monroe DaughertyView this family
July 11, 1869 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 16 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 daughter
#1
Ella Daugherty
July 9, 1870 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Anna Louisa Daugherty
December 13, 1871 (Age 19 years)
Death of a daughterElla Daugherty
October 13, 1872 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Columbus Daugherty
July 23, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Lawson Daugherty
November 27, 1877 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 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
#5
Sue Frances Daugherty
November 29, 1879 (Age 27 years)
Note: Need to find a birth, death or Census record to confirm family ties. Note that the 1879 birth date is consistent with other siblings born into this family
Birth of a son
#6
Henry Daugherty
March 11, 1882 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Myrtie Lee Daugherty
November 25, 1883 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Samuel Daugherty
March 16, 1886 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Infant Daugherty
November 22, 1887 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sonInfant Daugherty
November 22, 1887 (Age 35 years)
Death November 24, 1887 (Age 35 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery
Burial
Ella Daugherty

Family with James Monroe Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 11, 1869Kaufman, Texas, United States
1 year
daughter
Ella Daugherty
Birth: July 9, 1870 20 17Texas, United States
Death: October 13, 1872Texas, United States
17 months
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
son
William Lawson Daugherty
Birth: November 27, 1877 27 25Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: August 3, 1966Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Sue Frances Daugherty
Birth: November 29, 1879 29 27Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1891Texas, United States
2 years
son
Henry Daugherty
Birth: March 11, 1882 31 29Parker, Texas, United States
Death: October 26, 1889Parker, Texas, United States
21 months
daughter
2 years
son
Samuel Daugherty
Birth: March 16, 1886 35 33Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: January 5, 1959Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
20 months
son
Infant Daugherty
Birth: November 22, 1887 37 35Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: November 22, 1887Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
James Monroe Daugherty + Margaret Frances McBride - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1890Parker, Texas, United States
10 months
step-daughter
3 years
step-daughter
Myra Daugherty
Birth: July 6, 1893 43 31Parker, Texas, United States
Death: July 16, 1894Texas, United States
2 years
step-son
John Madison Daugherty
Birth: September 18, 1895 45 33Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1985Randall, Texas, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Blanche Daugherty
Birth: December 21, 1897 47 35Parker, Texas, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Springtown, Parker, Texas, United States
6 years
step-daughter