The Shemwell Family

William John Flemming-ReidAge: 82 years18621944

Name
William John Flemming-Reid
Given names
William John
Surname
Flemming-Reid
Birth March 25, 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
MarriageAnnie HepburnView this family
November 16, 1887 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Levi Isebille Reid
April 23, 1897 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 25, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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/
Marriage of a childLevi Isebille ReidMildred Evelyn SnyderView this family
December 29, 1922 (Age 60 years)
Note: Marriage information consistent with 1930 Census data and birth of their daughter, Dorothy
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Dorothy E Reid
about 1924 (Age 61 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sonLevi Isebille Reid
March 31, 1930 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death December 3, 1944 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: North Battleford Municipal Cemetery
Family with Annie Hepburn - View this family
himself
William John Flemming-Reid
Birth: March 25, 1862Howick, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Death: December 3, 1944Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
wife
Annie Hepburn
Birth: February 2, 1869Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Death: December 19, 1952North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Marriage: November 16, 1887Bathgate, Pembina, North Dakota, United States
9 years
son
Levi Isebille Reid
Birth: April 23, 1897 35 28Bathgate, Pembina, North Dakota, United States
Death: March 31, 1930Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William John Flemming-Reed - Household

Bathgate, Pembina, North Dakota, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Reed, WilliamheadWMMar186337M12CanadaCanadaCanada187525naConstableYesYesYesOFH
Reed, AnniewifeWFApr186931M1255CanadaCanadaCanada188616YesYesYes
Reed, RosafadaughterWFAug188911SNDCanadaCanadaAt SchoolYesYesYes
Reed, AnniedaughterWFAug18927SNDCanadaCanadaAt SchoolYesYesYes
Reed, Rose GdaughterWFApr18945SNDCanadaCanadaAt SchoolYesYesYes
Reed, AndrewsonWMApr18964SNDCanadaCanadaYes
Reed, Levi IsonWMApr18972SNDCanadaCanadaYes