The Shemwell Family

Thomas “Tom” HowellAge: 68 years18471915

Name
Thomas “Tom” Howell
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Howell
Nickname
Tom
Birth August 1847 33 27
MarriageSarah A “Sallie” WestonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 13 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 19 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 19 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 21 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
Death of a fatherEvans Howell
1870 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 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 son
#1
Monte Russell Howell
August 21, 1896 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 motherMargaret Jones
1900 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterJennet Howell
May 5, 1909 (Age 61 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Death September 8, 1915 (Age 68 years)
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mother
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elder sister
Jennet Howell
Birth: February 17, 1842 28 21Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 5, 1909Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
6 years
himself
Thomas “Tom” Howell
Birth: August 1847 33 27Maryland, United States
Death: September 8, 1915Cumberland City, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Family with Sarah A “Sallie” Weston - View this family
himself
Thomas “Tom” Howell
Birth: August 1847 33 27Maryland, United States
Death: September 8, 1915Cumberland City, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
wife
Sarah A “Sallie” Weston
Birth: February 1856Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 4, 1918Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
son
Monte Russell Howell
Birth: August 21, 1896 49 40Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 1973Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Howell - Household

Stewart, Tn

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Thomas HowellheadMW63M115--MDWLSWLSWood chopperCoaling
Sarah A. HowellwifeFW52M11532TNTNNC
Mout R.sonMW13S---TNMDTNFarm laborerHome farm
William ShemwellboarderMW79S---TNUSUSWood chopperCoaling