The Shemwell Family

William N Flansburg1899

Name
William N Flansburg
Given names
William N
Surname
Flansburg
Birth
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
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageNancy Saphronia “Nannie” PonderView this family
about 1890

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ethel Flansburg
July 8, 1891
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 about 1899
Family with Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1890
18 months
daughter
Ethel Flansburg
Birth: July 8, 1891 35Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States
Death: June 16, 1979Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
William Thomas Minton + Nancy Saphronia “Nannie” Ponder - View this family
wife’s husband
William Thomas Minton
Birth: March 23, 1855Missouri, United States
Death: February 17, 1881Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marriage: September 6, 1877Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Mary A Minton
Birth: August 1878 23 22Arkansas, United States
Death: October 30, 1941Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Nellie Ponder Minton
Birth: October 1880 25 24Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 9, 1943Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States

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