The Shemwell Family

Robert McClureAge: 60 years18491909

Name
Robert McClure
Given names
Robert
Surname
McClure
Birth April 4, 1849 26 23
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth H Kittrell
July 10, 1852 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherPennington Power
August 15, 1854 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherJohn P McClure
April 11, 1855 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherNaomi Emily Power
January 8, 1859 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a fatherDavid McClure
January 7, 1864 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMartha J FleshmanView this family
January 3, 1882 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harry B McClure
February 1, 1893 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 August 15, 1909 (Age 60 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
David McClure
Birth: about 1823St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Death: January 7, 1864Washington, Illinois, United States
mother
Naomi Emily Power
Birth: August 13, 1825 31 23Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1859Mascoutah, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 3, 1843Clinton, Illinois, United States
13 months
elder brother
John P McClure
Birth: January 1, 1845 22 19Illinois, United States
Death: April 11, 1855Illinois, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mary Elizabeth McClure
Birth: March 25, 1849 26 23St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Death: November 9, 1924Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States
himself
Robert McClure
Birth: April 4, 1849 26 23St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Death: August 15, 1909Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States
Family with Martha J Fleshman - View this family
himself
Robert McClure
Birth: April 4, 1849 26 23St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Death: August 15, 1909Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States
wife
Marriage: January 3, 1882Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States
11 years
son
Harry B McClure
Birth: February 1, 1893 43 37Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States
Death: September 8, 1952

Robert McClure has 21 first cousins recorded