The Shemwell Family

William J DonnellanAge: 75 years18531928

Name
William J Donnellan
Given names
William J
Surname
Donnellan
Birth December 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
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
MarriageZula FolckView this family
April 8, 1891 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Thomas Donnellan Sr
December 3, 1892 (Age 39 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 15, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 64 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 66 years)
Death December 22, 1928 (Age 75 years)
Family with Zula Folck - View this family
himself
William J Donnellan
Birth: December 1853New York, United States
Death: December 22, 1928Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Zula Folck
Birth: September 1868 23 24Missouri, United States
Death: August 23, 1961Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: April 8, 1891Saline, Missouri, United States
20 months
son

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William J Donnellan - Household

Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United Staes

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Donnellan, William JheadWMDec185346M9NYCANADACANADAgrocer
Donnellan, Zula FwifeWFSep186831M911MOMDMO
Donnellan, John TsonWMDec18927SCONYMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William J Donnellan - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Donnellan, William JheadMW56M19NYCanadaCanadaretail merchantfurniture
Donnellan, ZulawifeFW41M1911MOMDMO
Donnellan, John TsonMW17SCONYMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William J Donnellan - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Donnellan, William JheadMW66MNYCanadaCanadamerchantfurniture
Donnellan, Zula FwifeMW51MMOMDMO
Donnellan, John TsonMW27SCONYMOsuperintendenttalc factory