The Shemwell Family

Mary Susan Arinda UnderwoodAge: 48 years18421890

Name
Mary Susan Arinda Underwood
Given names
Mary Susan Arinda
Surname
Underwood
Married name
Mary Susan Arinda Knight
Birth about 1842 20 19
Marriage of parentsJohn J UnderwoodElizabeth CookView this family
January 20, 1842
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years)
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
Birth of a brotherJames Henry Thompson Underwood
February 29, 1852 (Age 10 years)
MarriageIsaac Perry Andrew KnightView this family
December 27, 1857 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John W P Knight
November 6, 1858 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterLuander Underwood
about 1859 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Miles F Andrew Jackson Knight
June 2, 1861 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Benjamin Underwood
about 1861 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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
Birth of a son
#3
James E C Knight
about 1865 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Martha Elizabeth Knight
about 1866 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 25 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 25 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 27 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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Laura E Knight
August 21, 1872 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Necy Ellen Knight
August 1875 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lucy Ann Knight
June 10, 1877 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherJohn J Underwood
July 20, 1878 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 36 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
#8
Sarah Frances Knight
May 1880 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#9
James H Knight
April 1885 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sonJohn W P Knight
March 15, 1887 (Age 45 years)
Death about 1890 (Age 48 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 20, 1842Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months
herself
10 years
younger brother
8 years
younger sister
Luander Underwood
Birth: about 1859 37 36Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Family with Isaac Perry Andrew Knight - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 27, 1857Christian, Kentucky, United States
10 months
son
John W P Knight
Birth: November 6, 1858 22 16Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 15, 1887Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Miles F Andrew Jackson Knight
Birth: June 2, 1861 25 19Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1935Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
5 years
son
2 years
daughter
Martha Elizabeth Knight
Birth: about 1866 29 24Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1901
7 years
daughter
Laura E Knight
Birth: August 21, 1872 36 30Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 4, 1922Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
22 months
daughter
Lucy Ann Knight
Birth: June 10, 1877 41 35Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 18, 1922Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
5 years
son

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