The Shemwell Family

Minas Hackney PettyAge: 31 years18491880

Name
Minas Hackney Petty
Given names
Minas Hackney
Surname
Petty
Birth 1849
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)

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 12 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 18 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 18 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Minnie Bell Petty
October 16, 1868 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMary Catherine HincheyView this family
December 31, 1868 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 20 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mattie Clementine Petty
May 16, 1872 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Maggie Thomas Petty
September 6, 1875 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Marion John Petty
March 6, 1877 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Lillie Petty
February 18, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Death 1880 (Age 31 years)
Family with Mary Catherine Hinchey - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 31, 1868Henry, Tennessee, United States
-2 months
daughter
4 years
daughter
Mattie Clementine Petty
Birth: May 16, 1872 23 21Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1943Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
18 months
son
Marion John Petty
Birth: March 6, 1877 28 26Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 14, 1950Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Lillie Petty
Birth: February 18, 1880 31 29Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 18, 1961Henry, Tennessee, United States
David Underwood + Mary Catherine Hinchey - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: December 4, 1884Henry, Tennessee, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Katie Erin Underwood
Birth: December 6, 1885 63 35Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 24, 1971Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-son
Chester Corum Underwood
Birth: August 26, 1888 65 38Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1964Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Lula Underwood
Birth: March 8, 1891 68 40Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1982Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Minas Hackney Petty - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Petty, HackWM31headMLaborerTNNCTN
Petty, Mary CWF28wifeMHouse keeperTNNCAR
Petty, MinnieWF11daughterSTNTNTN
Petty, MattieWF8daughterSTNTNTN
Petty, ThomasWF5daughterSTNTNTN
Petty, JohnWM3sonSTNTNTN
Petty, LillieWF6mOctdaughterSTNTNTN