The Shemwell Family

Daniel F FryAge: 73 years18551929

Name
Daniel F Fry
Given names
Daniel F
Surname
Fry
Birth November 1, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 months)

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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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
MarriageSarah Belle ShoemakerView this family
September 2, 1876 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 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 daughter
#1
Ethel Lavon Fry
March 23, 1896 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 5, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childCharles William RansEthel Lavon FryView this family
December 21, 1912 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ralph Dean Rans
August 2, 1915 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 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 61 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 62 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Louetta Maxine Rans
July 26, 1919 (Age 63 years)
Death January 29, 1929 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fulton Cemetery
Family with Sarah Belle Shoemaker - View this family
himself
Daniel F Fry
Birth: November 1, 1855Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: January 29, 1929Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
wife
Sarah Belle Shoemaker
Birth: February 15, 1857Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: February 19, 1941Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 2, 1876Miami, Indiana, United States
20 years
daughter
Ethel Lavon Fry
Birth: March 23, 1896 40 39Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 8, 1970Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel F Fry - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Fry, DanielheadWMNov185544M23INOHOHFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Fry, SarahwifeWFFeb185743M2354INININYesYesYes
Fry, LeosonWMJun18918SINININYes
Fry, EtheldaughterWFMar18964SINININYes