The Shemwell Family

Anna Grace JonesAge: 34 years18641899

Name
Anna Grace Jones
Given names
Anna Grace
Surname
Jones
Married name
Anna Grace Power
Birth December 5, 1864
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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 2 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 2 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 4 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageCharles Lear PowerView this family
September 26, 1883 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bertha Estella Power
March 24, 1888 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clarence Leslie Power
February 1, 1890 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Harry Leroy “Pete” Power
May 23, 1893 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Beulah Grace Power
October 18, 1895 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 March 22, 1899 (Age 34 years)
Family with Charles Lear Power - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 26, 1883Canton, McPherson, Kansas, United States
5 years
daughter
Bertha Estella Power
Birth: March 24, 1888 32 23Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: November 29, 1968Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
son
Clarence Leslie Power
Birth: February 1, 1890 34 25Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 17, 1962Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
Beulah Grace Power
Birth: October 18, 1895 39 30Byars, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: February 5, 1984Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Charles Lear Power + Nellie Davis - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: September 8, 1899Jefferson, Illinois, United States

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