The Shemwell Family

John Thomas EvansAge: 53 years18701923

Name
John Thomas Evans
Given names
John Thomas
Surname
Evans
Birth January 1, 1870
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageEliza Emeline “Emma” BrewerView this family
about 1890 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1
William Luther Evans
June 4, 1891 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Pearl Jane Evans
December 31, 1894 (Age 24 years)
Death of a wifeEliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer
December 17, 1896 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 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 47 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 48 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/
Death June 29, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Family with Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer - View this family
himself
John Thomas Evans
Birth: January 1, 1870Van Buren, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 29, 1923Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer
Birth: October 9, 1873 29 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1890
17 months
son
William Luther Evans
Birth: June 4, 1891 21 17Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 1975Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Pearl Jane Evans
Birth: December 31, 1894 24 21Tennessee, United States
Death: May 28, 1971Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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