The Shemwell Family

Susan A MyersAge: 36 years18451881

Name
Susan A Myers
Given names
Susan A
Surname
Myers
Married name
Susan A Churchman
Birth 1845
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 months)
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 12 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 16 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 22 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 22 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageDavid Peter ChurchmanView this family
May 27, 1869 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 24 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 son
#1
Otto Henry Churchman
May 22, 1875 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 33 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 35 years)
Death March 1881 (Age 36 years)
Family with David Peter Churchman - View this family
husband
David Peter Churchman
Birth: November 1843Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Death: November 9, 1901Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
herself
Susan A Myers
Birth: 1845Pennsylvania, United States
Death: March 1881Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: May 27, 1869Macon, Illinois, United States
6 years
son

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - David Peter Churchman - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Churchman, David PWM37headMHarness MakerOHPAPA
Churchman, Susan AWF35wifeMKeeping HouseMDMDPa
Churchman, CoraWF7daughterSAt SchoolxILOHMD
Churchman, OttoWM5sonSAt HomeILOHMD
Churchman, Edna MWF1daughterSAt HomeILOHMD