The Shemwell Family

Margaret DutourAge: 42 years18551898

Name
Margaret Dutour
Given names
Margaret
Surname
Dutour
Married name
Margaret Renville
Birth September 27, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 months)

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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageNichlas Anaclet RenvilleView this family
October 7, 1883 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Minnie Margaret Renville
August 23, 1884 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Nicholas Ephrem Renville
July 2, 1886 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Ephrem Nicholas Renville
March 28, 1889 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Louis John Renville
June 8, 1891 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Louis Renville
August 30, 1894 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Margaret Mary Renville
September 28, 1896 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 April 19, 1898 (Age 42 years)
Family with Nichlas Anaclet Renville - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 7, 1883Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States
11 months
daughter
Minnie Margaret Renville
Birth: August 23, 1884 48 28Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States
Death: August 16, 1973Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
22 months
son
Nicholas Ephrem Renville
Birth: July 2, 1886 50 30Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, United States
Death: July 5, 1968Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Ephrem Nicholas Renville
Birth: March 28, 1889 52 33Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, United States
Death: December 23, 1947San Diego, California, United States
2 years
son
Louis John Renville
Birth: June 8, 1891 55 35Clifton, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Death: February 24, 1972Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
John Louis Renville
Birth: August 30, 1894 58 38L'Erable, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Death: October 16, 1918New York, United States
2 years
daughter
Margaret Mary Renville
Birth: September 28, 1896 60 41Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 1992