The Shemwell Family

Edward B ClowAge: 29 years18551885

Name
Edward B Clow
Given names
Edward B
Surname
Clow
Shared note: Ida Dell Clow Parents
Birth May 13, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 months)

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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageNancy Alice FlynnView this family
September 18, 1879 (Age 24 years)
Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site
Birth of a daughter
#1
Iva Dell Clow
January 11, 1881 (Age 25 years)
DivorceNancy Alice FlynnView this family
1882 (Age 26 years)
Note: Divorce info found at findagrave site
Death 1885 (Age 29 years)
Family with Nancy Alice Flynn - View this family
himself
Edward B Clow
Birth: May 13, 1855Bowling Green, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Death: 1885Illinois, United States
ex-wife
Nancy Alice Flynn
Birth: August 28, 1861Marion, Putnam, Indiana, United States
Death: October 7, 1938Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: September 18, 1879Fayette, Illinois, United States
Divorce: 1882Illinois, United States
16 months
daughter
Iva Dell Clow
Birth: January 11, 1881 25 19Cowden, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Death: January 22, 1947Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

Marriage
Marriage info found at findagrave site
Divorce
Divorce info found at findagrave site
Name
Ida Dell Clow Parents Her parents were documented in her marriage record to Elmer Troutman Name: Elmer Troutman Sex: Male Age: 31 Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Father's Name: Joseph Troutman Mother's Name: Nancy A Cox Spouse's Name: Iva Clow Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Spouse's Father's Name: Edward Clow Spouse's Mother's Name: Alice Flynn Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1901 Marriage Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Marriage Place (Original): Decatur Event Type: Marriage