The Shemwell Family

William Franklin YaryanAge: 70 years18571928

Name
William Franklin Yaryan
Given names
William Franklin
Surname
Yaryan
Birth November 17, 1857 33 31
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 June 25, 1860 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAmanda Catherine “Kate” Yaryan
August 10, 1861 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Frederick Yaryan
October 28, 1862 (Age 4 years)
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
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
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
Census August 2, 1870 (Age 12 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
MarriageMary Theresa HeronView this family
January 30, 1880 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Myrtle Theresa Yaryan
November 29, 1880 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Adelbert Heron “Bert” Yaryan
August 19, 1882 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Evelyn Edelweise “Vella” Yaryan
December 17, 1883 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Burgess
August 1, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Carroll Clyde Yaryan
February 26, 1887 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sonCarroll Clyde Yaryan
March 21, 1887 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Melville Elmo Yaryan
June 22, 1888 (Age 30 years)
Marriage of a parentAndrew Samuel YaryanMary Ann ThistleView this family
April 7, 1889 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Myrle Curtis Yaryan
May 3, 1890 (Age 32 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
Death of a fatherAndrew Samuel Yaryan
February 14, 1902 (Age 44 years)
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
Death of a sisterHarriet Elizabeth “Hattie” Yaryan
July 24, 1918 (Age 60 years)
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/
Death of a sonMelville Elmo Yaryan
March 2, 1924 (Age 66 years)
Cause: Helano-sarcoma with metastasis to all parts of the body
Burial of a sonMelville Elmo Yaryan
March 5, 1924 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterMary A Yaryan
March 7, 1926 (Age 68 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Burial of a sisterMary A Yaryan
March 9, 1926 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterAmanda Catherine “Kate” Yaryan
March 15, 1926 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a sisterAmanda Catherine “Kate” Yaryan
March 18, 1926 (Age 68 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Morris Hill Cemetery
Death January 10, 1928 (Age 70 years)
Cause of death: Cerebral Thrombosis
Burial January 14, 1928 (4 days after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 8, 1846Union, Indiana, United States
10 months
elder sister
Mary A Yaryan
Birth: July 29, 1847 22 21Union, Indiana, United States
Death: March 7, 1926Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
21 months
elder brother
James Finley Yaryan
Birth: May 3, 1849 24 22Union, Indiana, United States
Death: March 16, 1934Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
23 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Father’s family with Mary Ann Thistle - View this family
father
step-mother
Mary Ann Thistle
Birth: July 9, 1826Maryland, United States
Death: April 8, 1915Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Marriage: April 7, 1889Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Family with Mary Theresa Heron - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 30, 1880Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
10 months
daughter
Myrtle Theresa Yaryan
Birth: November 29, 1880 23 18Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 15, 1952Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
21 months
son
Adelbert Heron “Bert” Yaryan
Birth: August 19, 1882 24 20Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: May 16, 1967Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
16 months
daughter
Evelyn Edelweise “Vella” Yaryan
Birth: December 17, 1883 26 21Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: November 17, 1965Pierce, Washington, United States
3 years
son
Carroll Clyde Yaryan
Birth: February 26, 1887 29 24Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 21, 1887Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
16 months
son
Melville Elmo Yaryan
Birth: June 22, 1888 30 26Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 2, 1924Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
22 months
son
Myrle Curtis Yaryan
Birth: May 3, 1890 32 28Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 31, 1958Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Andrew S Yaryan - Household

Pleasant, Wapello, Iowa, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Andrew Yaryanhead36MMiller500IN
Elizabeth Yaryanwife35FOH
Mary Yaryandaughter12FIN
James F Yaryanson10MIN
Harriet Yaryandaughter9FIA
Sarah Yaryandaughter6FIA
William F Yaryanson4MIA

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Andrew S Yaryan - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Yaryan, Andrewhead47MWWorks on Farm300IN/
Yaryan, Elizabethwife40FWKeeping HouseIN
Yaryan, Mary Adaughter22FWWithout OccupationIN
Yaryan, James Fson20MWWorks on FarmIN
Yaryan, Harriet Edaughter17FWWithout OccupationIA
Yaryan, Sarah Fdaughter14FWWithout OccupationIA/
Yaryan, William Fson12MWWorks on FarmIA/
Yaryan, Amanda Cdaughter9FWIA/
Woods, Pack L23MWWorks on FarmIA/