The Shemwell Family

James Henry Thompson UnderwoodAge: 73 years18521925

Name
James Henry Thompson Underwood
Given names
James Henry Thompson
Surname
Underwood
Birth February 29, 1852 30 29
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 6 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Benjamin Underwood
about 1861 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 14 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 14 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 16 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
MarriageAlice KnightView this family
about 1873 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Laura Alice K Underwood
about 1874 (Age 21 years)

Death of a wifeAlice Knight
about 1877 (Age 24 years)

Death of a fatherJohn J Underwood
July 20, 1878 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMartha Ellen WestView this family
June 22, 1879 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Thomas “Tom” Underwood
June 26, 1880 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mollie Ella Underwood
July 11, 1882 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Franklin Underwood
April 15, 1885 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Lorenzo Underwood
July 10, 1887 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterMollie Ella Underwood
December 31, 1888 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterMary Susan Arinda Underwood
about 1890 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Ethel Lura Underwood
March 6, 1891 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Cook
April 30, 1894 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Benjamin Underwood
May 12, 1894 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 sonJames Lorenzo Underwood
August 1902 (Age 50 years)

Marriage of a childHenry Thomas “Tom” UnderwoodAnna Barrett “Annie” JonesView this family
October 15, 1902 (Age 50 years)
Death of a daughterLaura Alice K Underwood
about 1905 (Age 52 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Franklin UnderwoodMargaret Virginia KingView this family
March 19, 1906 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Carmen Lorell Underwood
August 20, 1907 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ruby Lillian Underwood
May 15, 1909 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Thelma Mae Underwood
January 18, 1911 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Herman Underwood
May 29, 1915 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
James Thurman Underwood
July 20, 1916 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 63 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a grandsonJames Thurman Underwood
October 16, 1918 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 64 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 65 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
#6
Margaret Virginia Underwood
April 11, 1919 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sonHenry Thomas “Tom” Underwood
June 22, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Evans JonesEthel Lura UnderwoodView this family
September 7, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Infant Underwood
October 16, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Death of a grandsonInfant Underwood
October 16, 1920 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Ila Jewell Underwood
September 25, 1921 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Beulah Ruth Underwood
September 24, 1924 (Age 72 years)
Death July 12, 1925 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 20, 1842Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder sister
10 years
himself
8 years
younger sister
Luander Underwood
Birth: about 1859 37 36Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Family with Alice Knight - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1873
2 years
daughter
Family with Martha Ellen West - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 22, 1879Christian, Kentucky, United States
1 year
son
Henry Thomas “Tom” Underwood
Birth: June 26, 1880 28 18Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 22, 1920Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Mollie Ella Underwood
Birth: July 11, 1882 30 20Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1888Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
2 years
son
James Lorenzo Underwood
Birth: July 10, 1887 35 25Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 1902
4 years
daughter
Ethel Lura Underwood
Birth: March 6, 1891 39 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 24, 1976Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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