The Shemwell Family

Edmonia Margaret Turley1826

Name
Edmonia Margaret Turley
Given names
Edmonia Margaret
Surname
Turley
Married name
Edmonia Margaret Tyler
Married name
Edmonia Margaret Huff
Birth March 3, 1826 24 21
Birth of a sisterMartha Jane Turley
December 30, 1827 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn Dade Turley
December 3, 1829 (Age 3 years)
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherTalton Barnes Turley
1832 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 5 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a brotherHenry Turley
1836 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ann Turley
1837 (Age 10 years)
Census June 1, 1840 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Monroe Turley
1841 (Age 14 years)
Religious marriageWilliam D TylerView this family
December 14, 1843 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterTheodocia H “Docia” Turley
1843 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Francis Tyler
1844 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Christy Turley
October 30, 1845 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Laura Tyler
1846 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 years)
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
Death of a sisterLucy A Turley
July 11, 1849 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Alice Tyler
April 1850 (Age 24 years)
Census September 18, 1850 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Tyler
1852 (Age 25 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam D Tyler
1853 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 24, 1860 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherJesse B Turley
June 1861 (Age 35 years)
Religious marriageJames M HuffView this family
November 27, 1861 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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
Marriage of a childDaniel H FolckMary Francis TylerView this family
June 3, 1867 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 40 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 40 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Zula Folck
September 1868 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 42 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Bettie Folck
August 24, 1871 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherJulia Riddle
1873 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Jane Turley
January 11, 1875 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 51 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 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 daughterMary Francis Tyler
May 4, 1902 (Age 76 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 89 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 brotherJohn Dade Turley
August 22, 1917 (Age 91 years)
Burial of a brotherJohn Dade Turley
August 24, 1917 (Age 91 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 90 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 91 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 brotherTalton Barnes Turley
May 18, 1925 (Age 99 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 103 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 14, 1822Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months
elder sister
Lucy A Turley
Birth: 1823 21 18Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: July 11, 1849Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
22 months
younger sister
23 months
younger brother
John Dade Turley
Birth: December 3, 1829 28 24Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: August 22, 1917Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
William Christy Turley
Birth: October 30, 1845 44 40Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 23, 1938Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with William D Tyler - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 14, 1843Cooper, Missouri, United States
13 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
Laura Tyler
Birth: 1846 23 19Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
Alice Tyler
Birth: April 1850 27 24Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Family with James M Huff - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 27, 1861Cooper, Missouri, United States

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Jesse B Turley - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
J B Turleyhead59MWtraderKY
Juliet A Turleywife54FWMD
John D Turleyson30MWfarmerMO
Talton B Turleyson28MWfarmerMO
Henry M Turleyson24MWfarmerMO
James Turleyson19MWfarmerMO
Theodocia Turleydaughter17FWMO
William C Turleyson15MWMO
Edmonia Tylerdaughter34FWMO
Francis Tylergranddaughter15FWMO
Laura Tylergranddaughter13FWMO
Alice Tylergranddaughter10FWMO
William Tylergrandson8MWMO
Susan Riddle43FWKY
Newton Riddle18MWMO