The Shemwell Family

Mary Ann BaileyAge: 69 years18451915

Name
Mary Ann Bailey
Given names
Mary Ann
Surname
Bailey
Married name
Mary Ann Rans
Birth August 4, 1845
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 months)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 15 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
MarriageWilliam RansView this family
November 30, 1865 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#1
James Alfred Rans
April 27, 1868 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 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
Census August 25, 1870 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childJames Alfred RansMary Frances “Mollie” LambertView this family
March 6, 1893 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles William Rans
September 3, 1893 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
George Holland Rans
October 25, 1895 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Frederic Dean Rans
June 26, 1897 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 of a husbandWilliam Rans
April 10, 1903 (Age 57 years)
Death May 7, 1915 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bauman Cemetery
Family with William Rans - View this family
husband
William Rans
Birth: March 29, 1840Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Death: April 10, 1903Fulton, Indiana, United States
herself
Mary Ann Bailey
Birth: August 4, 1845Henry, Indiana, United States
Death: May 7, 1915Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 30, 1865Fulton, Indiana, United States
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son

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Rans - Household

Wayne Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Rans, Williamhead30MWFarmer1500200INx
Rans, Mary Awife25FWKeeps HouseIN
Rans, Francis Mson3MWIN
Rans, James Ason2MWIN