The Shemwell Family

Elnora Phoebe ChritchfieldAge: 53 years18621915

Name
Elnora Phoebe Chritchfield
Given names
Elnora Phoebe
Surname
Chritchfield
Married name
Elnora Phoebe Bruce
Birth May 29, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageCharles Henry BruceView this family
May 18, 1884 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Rev George William Bruce
February 5, 1885 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Death September 23, 1915 (Age 53 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Good Hope Cemetery
Family with Charles Henry Bruce - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 18, 1884Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
9 months
son
Rev George William Bruce
Birth: February 5, 1885 23 22Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Death: August 4, 1963Oregon, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry Bruce - Household

Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bruce, Charles HheadWMMay186139M16IAEnglandEnglandFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Bruce, ElnorawifeWFMay186238M1655PAPAPAYesYesYes
Bruce, George WsonWMFeb188515SIAIAPAFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Bruce, Arthur DsonWMSep188712SIAIAPAAt School7YesYesYes
Bruce, Elsie EdaughterWFApr188911SIAIAPAAt School8YesYesYes
Bruce, Earl WsonWMApr 18928SIAIAPA
Bruce, Ruth PdaughterWFFeb18964SIAIAPA