The Shemwell Family

Flora SmithAge: 38 years18621900

Name
Flora Smith
Given names
Flora
Surname
Smith
Married name
Flora Harrel
Birth about 1862
Note: Flora Smith was mentioned at the findagrave source for her daughter, Maude.
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 5 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 5 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 7 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 16 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
Arthur Harrel
May 21, 1890 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Maude Mae Harrel
July 1, 1894 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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
MarriageJohn McHenry HarrelView this family
about 1899 (Age 37 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Death before 1900 (Age 38 years)
Note: She does not appear in the 1900 Census with her children, Arthur and Maude. The kids are living with their Aunt (Rutha Harrel)
Family with John McHenry Harrel - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1899Kentucky, United States
-9 years
son
Arthur Harrel
Birth: May 21, 1890 27 28Fordsville, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 16, 1977Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Maude Mae Harrel
Birth: July 1, 1894 31 32Short Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 6, 1976Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
John McHenry Harrel + Allie M Allen - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: March 25, 1905Carter, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-son
William Roosevelt Harrel
Birth: September 3, 1908 46 41Foster, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 24, 1908Foster, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
11 months
step-son
Isaac McHenry Harrel
Birth: August 13, 1909 46 42Foster, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 12, 1989Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States

Birth
Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Death
She does not appear in the 1900 Census with her children, Arthur and Maude. The kids are living with their Aunt (Rutha Harrel)