The Shemwell Family

Andrews J RichardsonAge: 72 years18591931

Name
Andrews J Richardson
Given names
Andrews J
Surname
Richardson
Birth June 5, 1859
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 21 months)

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 7 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 7 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 9 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 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageAda Ann Lucretia MartinView this family
October 5, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mattie Beulah Richardson
November 15, 1885 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 20, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childRaymond J BarnerMattie Beulah RichardsonView this family
November 19, 1906 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ramona Lee Barner
October 6, 1907 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Charles Merle Barner
September 23, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Vernon Martin Barner
January 23, 1913 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/
Birth of a grandson
#4
Harold Raymond Barner
November 22, 1921 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Wilbur Melvin Barner
September 27, 1923 (Age 64 years)
Death of a wifeAda Ann Lucretia Martin
September 18, 1927 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 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 December 11, 1931 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belle Plaine Cemetery
Family with Ada Ann Lucretia Martin - View this family
himself
wife
Ada Ann Lucretia Martin
Birth: May 1, 1860Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Death: September 18, 1927Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Marriage: October 5, 1880Harvey, Kansas, United States
5 years
daughter

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrews J Richardson - Household

Falls, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Richardson, H AheadWMJun185940M19OHEnglandEnglandFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Richardson, Ada LwifeWFMay186040M1996SCSCSCYesYesYes
Richardson, Ada LdaughterWFDec188316SKSOHSC6YesYesYes
Richardson, Mollie BdaughterWFNov188514SKSOHSC6YesYesYes
Richardson, Steven FsonWMAug188712SKSOHSCFarm Labor6YesYesYes
Richardson, Melville JsonWMMar188911SKSOHSCFarm Labor6YesYesYes
Richardson, Margret EdaughterWFMay18928SKSOHSC6YesYesYes
Richardson, Eva BdaughterWFOct18945SKSOHSC4YesYesYes
Smith, Margretmother-in-lawWFJune182772WdSCVAVAYesYesYes