The Shemwell Family

James Felston BrownAge: 87 years18521939

Name
James Felston Brown
Given names
James Felston
Surname
Brown
Birth June 1, 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
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
MarriageElizabeth Ellen “Bettie” MathisView this family
October 26, 1876 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Minas Brown
about 1877 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dewey Brown
about 1878 (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 son
#3
Curtis Charles Brown
June 1879 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonMinas Brown
before 1880 (Age 27 years)

Death of a sonDewey Brown
before 1880 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#4
Ray Brown
about 1880 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonRay Brown
about 1880 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Newman Nathaniel Brown
June 3, 1883 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Clyde Brown
September 1887 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Ida Mae Brown
February 6, 1891 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Isaac Felston Brown
May 31, 1892 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Minus Peyton Brown
May 27, 1894 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Effie Clara Brown
August 9, 1896 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 son
#11
George Dewey Brown
May 7, 1899 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a daughter
#12
Nellie C Brown
about 1902 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a son
#13
Roy Murray Brown
May 15, 1904 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childNewman Nathaniel BrownMaggie B MorganView this family
March 4, 1906 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Gillis Monty Brown
February 9, 1907 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sonCurtis Charles Brown
before 1910 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 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 64 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 65 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/
Marriage of a childGeorge Dewey BrownEarline Louisa ShemwellView this family
September 18, 1928 (Age 76 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Morris Hayden Brown
February 5, 1929 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 77 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Everett Brown
June 23, 1932 (Age 80 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Rex Brown
February 16, 1939 (Age 86 years)
Death August 3, 1939 (Age 87 years)
Burial August 4, 1939 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Family with Elizabeth Ellen “Bettie” Mathis - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 26, 1876Trigg, Kentucky, United States
14 months
son
Minas Brown
Birth: about 1877 24 16Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880
2 years
son
Dewey Brown
Birth: about 1878 25 17Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880
18 months
son
Curtis Charles Brown
Birth: June 1879 27 19Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1910
19 months
son
Ray Brown
Birth: about 1880 27 19Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1880Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Newman Nathaniel Brown
Birth: June 3, 1883 31 23Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 14, 1955Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Clyde Brown
Birth: September 1887 35 27Kentucky, United States
Death: May 25, 1967Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Ida Mae Brown
Birth: February 6, 1891 38 30Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 7, 1969Christian, Kentucky, United States
16 months
son
Isaac Felston Brown
Birth: May 31, 1892 39 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1947Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Minus Peyton Brown
Birth: May 27, 1894 41 34Tennessee, United States
Death: March 19, 1969Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Effie Clara Brown
Birth: August 9, 1896 44 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1967Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
4 years
daughter
Nellie C Brown
Birth: about 1902 49 41Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
son
Roy Murray Brown
Birth: May 15, 1904 51 44Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 16, 1946Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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