The Shemwell Family

Samuel Pennington RemickAge: 26 years18441871

Name
Samuel Pennington Remick
Given names
Samuel Pennington
Surname
Remick
Birth September 6, 1844 26 21
Birth of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Remick
October 10, 1847 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 months)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a brotherZachary Taylor Remick
March 1, 1850 (Age 5 years)
Census August 28, 1850 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth H Kittrell
July 10, 1852 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJosiah Franklin Remick
February 1, 1853 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherPennington Power
August 15, 1854 (Age 9 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Remick
November 19, 1857 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherAndrew Edward Remick
September 14, 1861 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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
Birth of a brotherGeorge Everett Remick
October 4, 1867 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 22 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 22 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 24 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 June 9, 1870 (Age 25 years)
Death January 31, 1871 (Age 26 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: September 15, 1842Clinton, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
Samuel Pennington Remick
Birth: September 6, 1844 26 21Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: January 31, 1871Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
Sarah Elizabeth Remick
Birth: October 10, 1847 29 24Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: November 19, 1857Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Zachary Taylor Remick
Birth: March 1, 1850 31 27Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: May 14, 1930Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Josiah Franklin Remick
Birth: February 1, 1853 34 30Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: December 8, 1943Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
9 years
younger brother
Andrew Edward Remick
Birth: September 14, 1861 43 38Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: December 15, 1940Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
younger brother
George Everett Remick
Birth: October 4, 1867 49 44Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: May 7, 1947St Louis, Missouri, United States

Samuel Pennington Remick has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - George W Remmick - Household

Clinton, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
George W Remmickhead31MWNH
Eleanor C Remmickwife28FWMO
Samuel P Remmickson6MWIL
Sarah E Remmickdaughter3FWIL
Zachary T Remmickson3 monthsMWIL

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - George W Remick - Household

Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Remick, George head52MWno occupationNH
Remick, Eleanor Cwife47FWMO
Remick, Samuel son25MWIL
Remick, Taylorson20MWIL
Remick, Franklinson16MWIL
Remick, Edwardson7MWIL
Remick, George Eson3MWIL