The Shemwell Family

Isaiah Tevis Mefford JrAge: 61 years18531914

Name
Isaiah Tevis Mefford Jr
Given names
Isaiah Tevis
Surname
Mefford
Name suffix
Jr
Birth June 24, 1853
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)

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 7 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 13 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 13 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 15 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
MarriageSarah W ClarksonView this family
August 15, 1875 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
Lewis Izara Mefford
April 10, 1881 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Wallace S Mefford
July 20, 1884 (Age 31 years)
Death of a wifeSarah W Clarkson
1887 (Age 33 years)
MarriageAlvin Lucinda DayberryView this family
March 17, 1889 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childLewis Izara MeffordOma Alice PruittView this family
January 30, 1902 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Effie Ellen Mefford
November 5, 1902 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Albert Franklin Mefford
May 18, 1905 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Zetta Mae Mefford
May 20, 1907 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childWallace S MeffordMaudie PruittView this family
November 13, 1907 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Dennis Raymond Mefford
April 20, 1914 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Pansy Lee Mefford
December 19, 1914 (Age 61 years)
Death December 30, 1914 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Masonic Cemetery
Family with Sarah W Clarkson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 15, 1875Ozark, Missouri, United States
6 years
son
3 years
son
Wallace S Mefford
Birth: July 20, 1884 31 36Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1959Boone, Arkansas, United States
Family with Alvin Lucinda Dayberry - View this family
himself
wife
Alvin Lucinda Dayberry
Birth: March 4, 1860Missouri, United States
Death: November 7, 1919Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: March 17, 1889Ozark, Missouri, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Isaiah Tevis Mefford Jr - Household

Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Mefford, IsaiahheadWM47M11MOMOILFarmer0NoNoYesRF
Mefford, Lucinda AwifeWFMar186139M1133MOTNMOYesYesYes
Mefford, Nancy EdaughterWFAug187624SMOMOMOYesYesYes
Mefford, RosinadaughterWFMar187921SMOMOMOYesYesYes
Mefford, Lewis TsonWMApr188218SMOMOMO1YesYesYes
Mefford, Wallace MsonWMJul188416SMOMOMO1YesYesYes
Mefford, Acy AsonWMJul189010SMOMOMO
Mefford, Adem LsonWMMay18928SARMOMO
Mefford, Carrie MdaughterWFOct18982SARMOMO