The Shemwell Family

Ester Jane MillerAge: 65 years18681934

Name
Ester Jane Miller
Given names
Ester Jane
Surname
Miller
Married name
Ester Jane Long
Also known as
Hessa Jennie Miller
Birth December 1, 1868
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 31 days)

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 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageHenry Aaron LongView this family
January 16, 1890 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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
Birth of a son
#1
Walter Edward Long
July 14, 1906 (Age 37 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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/
Marriage of a childWalter Edward LongKathryn Mouell DawsonView this family
August 20, 1923 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael Earl Long
November 7, 1923 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 60 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death September 26, 1934 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Family with Henry Aaron Long - View this family
husband
Henry Aaron Long
Birth: June 13, 1860Carroll, Indiana, United States
Death: May 27, 1940Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
herself
Ester Jane Miller
Birth: December 1, 1868Indiana, United States
Death: September 26, 1934Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: January 16, 1890Cass, Indiana, United States
17 years
son
Walter Edward Long
Birth: July 14, 1906 46 37Logansport, Eel Township, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: September 1, 1994Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry E Long - Household

Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Long, Henry aheadMW49M321INPAPAEnglishPaper HangerHouseOANo5YesYesOFH
Long, JenniewifeFW41M12198INIrelandIrelandEnglishNoneYesYes
Long, Harry AsonMW20SINININEnglishPaper HangerHouseWNo12YesYes
Long, George WsonMW18SINININEnglishLaborerOdd JobsWNo15YesYesNo
Long, MariedaughterFW16SINININEnglishLaundressLaundryWNo10YesYesNo
Long, AnniedaughterFW13SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Long, EstherdaughterFW12SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Long, RobertsonMW7SINININNoneYes
Long, WaltersonMW3SINININNone
Long, WalterdaughterFW2SINININNone
Miller, MaynieceFW13SINININNone