The Shemwell Family

Andrew PowerAge: 8 years18611869

Name
Andrew Power
Given names
Andrew
Surname
Power
Birth about 1861 39 31
Birth of a sisterNettie M Power
1864 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterMariah Power
May 5, 1864 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 brotherWilliam Sherman Power
1865 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 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 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherRichard Yates Power
November 24, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (on the date of death)

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
Death about 1869 (Age 8 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1849Clinton, Illinois, United States
2 months
elder brother
Henry Clay Power
Birth: February 1850 28 20Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: October 4, 1932Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
23 months
elder sister
Mary Elizabeth Power
Birth: 1851 29 21Illinois, United States
Death: before 1871Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States
18 months
elder brother
John Franklin Power
Birth: June 22, 1852 30 23Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: April 20, 1919Blackstone, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder sister
Louisa L Power
Birth: February 4, 1855 33 25Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: after 1886Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
11 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Mariah Power
Birth: November 6, 1858 37 29Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: May 5, 1864Jefferson, Illinois, United States
3 years
himself
Andrew Power
Birth: about 1861 39 31Illinois, United States
Death: about 1869Jefferson, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Richard Yates Power
Birth: November 24, 1868 47 39Illinois, United States
Death: February 13, 1962Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
14 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister

Andrew Power has 12 first cousins recorded