The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	about 1854
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 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 13 years) Alaska, USA 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 13 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 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
Marriage	James Henry Thompson Underwood — View this family about 1873 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter #1	Laura Alice K Underwood about 1874 (Age 20 years)
Death	about 1877 (Age 23 years)

Date differences

Family with James Henry Thompson Underwood - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Knight Laura Alice K Underwood Family with spouse Martha Ellen West Henry Thomas “Tom” Underwood Mollie Ella Underwood William Franklin Underwood James Lorenzo Underwood Ethel Lura Underwood James Henry Thompson Underwood Birth: February 29, 1852 30 29 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1925 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Henry Thompson Underwood Laura Alice K Underwood Alice Knight Birth: about 1854 Death: about 1877
	Marriage: about 1873 —
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Laura Alice K Underwood Birth: about 1874 21 20 Death: about 1905

James Henry Thompson Underwood + Martha Ellen West - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Knight Laura Alice K Underwood Family with spouse Martha Ellen West Henry Thomas “Tom” Underwood Mollie Ella Underwood William Franklin Underwood James Lorenzo Underwood Ethel Lura Underwood James Henry Thompson Underwood Birth: February 29, 1852 30 29 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1925 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Henry Thompson Underwood Henry Thomas “Tom” Underwood Mollie Ella Underwood William Franklin Underwood James Lorenzo Underwood Ethel Lura Underwood Martha Ellen West Birth: May 9, 1862 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1927 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: June 22, 1879 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
1 year step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Anna Barrett “Annie” Jones Henry Thomas “Tom” Underwood Birth: June 26, 1880 28 18 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1920 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mollie Ella Underwood Birth: July 11, 1882 30 20 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 31, 1888 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Virginia King Carmen Lorell Underwood Ruby Lillian Underwood Thelma Mae Underwood William Herman Underwood James Thurman Underwood Margaret Virginia Underwood Infant Underwood Ila Jewell Underwood Beulah Ruth Underwood William Franklin Underwood Birth: April 15, 1885 33 22 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1973 — Bannock, Idaho, United States
2 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree James Lorenzo Underwood Birth: July 10, 1887 35 25 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1902
4 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Evans Jones Ethel Lura Underwood Birth: March 6, 1891 39 28 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 24, 1976 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Family with James Henry Thompson Underwood
husband Parents John J Underwood Elizabeth Cook	James Henry Thompson Underwood 1852–1925
herself Parents (unknown)	Alice Knight 1854–1877
daughter Family (none)	Laura Alice K Underwood 1874–1905
James Henry Thompson Underwood + Martha Ellen West
husband Parents John J Underwood Elizabeth Cook	James Henry Thompson Underwood 1852–1925
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Martha Ellen West 1862–1927
step-son Family Anna Barrett “Annie” Jones	Henry Thomas “Tom” Underwood 1880–1920
step-daughter Family (none)	Mollie Ella Underwood 1882–1888
step-son Family Margaret Virginia King Carmen Lorell Underwood Ruby Lillian Underwood Thelma Mae Underwood William Herman Underwood James Thurman Underwood Margaret Virginia Underwood Infant Underwood Ila Jewell Underwood Beulah Ruth Underwood	William Franklin Underwood 1885–1973
step-son Family (none)	James Lorenzo Underwood 1887–1902
step-daughter Family Charles Evans Jones	Ethel Lura Underwood 1891–1976