The Shemwell Family

Zachary Taylor RemickAge: 80 years18501930

Name
Zachary Taylor Remick
Given names
Zachary Taylor
Surname
Remick
Birth March 1, 1850 31 27
Census August 28, 1850 (Age 5 months)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth H Kittrell
July 10, 1852 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJosiah Franklin Remick
February 1, 1853 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherPennington Power
August 15, 1854 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Elizabeth Remick
November 19, 1857 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 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 11 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 16 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 16 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 18 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 20 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Pennington Remick
January 31, 1871 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 24, 1880 (Age 30 years)
MarriageKatherine “Kate” EisenmayerView this family
December 30, 1880 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherEleanor Caroline Power
February 4, 1894 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 fatherGeorge Washington Remick
July 18, 1904 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 65 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 66 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 67 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 79 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
Death May 14, 1930 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trenton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 15, 1842Clinton, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder brother
Samuel Pennington Remick
Birth: September 6, 1844 26 21Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: January 31, 1871Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Sarah Elizabeth Remick
Birth: October 10, 1847 29 24Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: November 19, 1857Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
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
Family with Katherine “Kate” Eisenmayer - View this family
himself
Zachary Taylor Remick
Birth: March 1, 1850 31 27Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: May 14, 1930Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
wife
Katherine “Kate” Eisenmayer
Birth: November 17, 1859Mascoutah, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Death: September 29, 1941Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 30, 1880Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States

Zachary Taylor 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

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George W Remick - Household

Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Remick, G WWM60headMretired merchantNHNHNH
Remick, Eleanor CWF58wifeMMONCKY
Remick, Zach TWM30sonSteacherILNHMO
Remick, Andrew EWM17sonSILNHMO
Remick, George EWM13sonSILNHMO