The Shemwell Family

Mary HammonAge: 40 years18621902

Name
Mary Hammon
Given names
Mary
Surname
Hammon
Married name
Mary Brust
Birth April 21, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageDavid Daniel BrustView this family
March 6, 1887 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alma L Brust
December 8, 1890 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 1, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Death June 25, 1902 (Age 40 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Family with David Daniel Brust - View this family
husband
David Daniel Brust
Birth: December 16, 1865Pike, Ohio, United States
Death: March 1, 1949Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
herself
Mary Hammon
Birth: April 21, 1862Piketon, Pike, Ohio, United States
Death: June 25, 1902Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 6, 1887Pike, Ohio, United States
4 years
daughter

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - David Daniel Brust - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Brust, David DheadWMDec186534M13OHGermanyOhio???YesYesYesRH
Brust, MarywifeWFApr186436M1333OHGermanyGermany
Brust, OliversonWMDec188712SOHOHOHAt School9YesYesYes
Brust, HerbertsonWMMar188911SOHOHOHAt School9YesYesYes
Brust, Alma LdaughterWFDec18909SOHOHOHAt School9YesYesYes