The Shemwell Family

Adeliz Maria Frances GougeAge: 79 years18421922

Name
Adeliz Maria Frances Gouge
Given names
Adeliz Maria Frances
Surname
Gouge
Married name
Adeliz Maria Frances Conover
Birth September 24, 1842
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 years)
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 14 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageAlbert Taylor ConoverView this family
January 1, 1860 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover
December 22, 1864 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 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 24 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 24 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 26 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
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a husbandAlbert Taylor Conover
December 12, 1890 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew Jackson “Jack” ConoverMary Etta TroutmanView this family
June 28, 1893 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Frank Troutman Conover
April 22, 1894 (Age 51 years)
Death of a grandsonFrank Troutman Conover
July 11, 1894 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Albert Taylor Conover
October 21, 1897 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 April 15, 1910 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 73 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 74 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 75 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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 77 years)
Death February 1, 1922 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harristown Cemetery
Family with Albert Taylor Conover - View this family
husband
Albert Taylor Conover
Birth: February 13, 1841Cass, Illinois, United States
Death: December 12, 1890Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
herself
Adeliz Maria Frances Gouge
Birth: September 24, 1842Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 1, 1922Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: January 1, 1860Macon, Illinois, United States
5 years
son
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover
Birth: December 22, 1864 23 22Bearsdale, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 4, 1948Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Albert Taylor Conover - Household

Sugar Creek, Cass, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Conover, Alberthead29MWMilling1000300IL
Conover, Adelawife27FWKeeping HouseIL
Conover, Amanadaughter9FWAt HomeILx
Conover, Anniedaughter7FWAt HomeILx
Conover, Andrew Json5MWChildILx
Conover, Hattiedaugter2FWChildIL
Conover, Samuelson0MWInfantMOMay

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson “Jack” Conover - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Conover, Andrew JheadMW45M116ILILILEnglishFarmerFarmOAW0YesYesRF
Conover, MarywifeFW42M11621ILINPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Conover, AlbertsonMW12SILILILEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Conover, AdeliamotherFW67Wd77ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Conover, ElizaauntFW67WdILILILEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Ann Bear - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Conover, Andrew JheadOFMW55MYesYesILILILYesHighway CommissionDecatur TownshipW
Conover, Mary EwifeFW51MYesYesILINPAYesNone
Conover, Albert TsonMW22SYesYesILILILYesFarmerHomeW
Conover, AdeliamotherFW77WdYesYesILPAKYYesNone
Troutman, Elizabeth Amother-in-lawFW74WdYesYesPAPAPAYesNone

Name
Andrew Jackson Conover Obituary and Family Listing Andrew's Obituary documents the following family members: parents Albert and Adelia Gouge Conover and wife Etta Troutman https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34488694/andrew-jackson-conover