The Shemwell Family

Simon Pierce SeitzAge: 61 years18531914

Name
Simon Pierce Seitz
Given names
Simon Pierce
Surname
Seitz
Birth January 11, 1853
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 8 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 13 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 13 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 15 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
MarriageSarah Angeline HensonView this family
March 24, 1872 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
September 18, 1878 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childJohn Burton GulickAda Henrietta TrimmerView this family
October 7, 1897 (Age 44 years)
Adoption of a daughterAda Henrietta Trimmer
between 1880 and 1897 (Age 26 years)
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Note: Her biological mother, Susan Good, died in 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Louise Gulick
March 27, 1900 (Age 47 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Orville Berwin Gulick
January 11, 1906 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Burton Gulick
March 6, 1910 (Age 57 years)
Death October 21, 1914 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Boiling Springs Cemetery
Family with Sarah Angeline Henson - View this family
himself
Simon Pierce Seitz
Birth: January 11, 1853Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: October 21, 1914Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
wife
Sarah Angeline Henson
Birth: July 27, 1853Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 7, 1934Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 24, 1872Macon, Illinois, United States
7 years
daughter
Ada Henrietta Trimmer
Adoption: between 1880 and 1897Illinois, United States
Birth: September 18, 1878Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 1950Macon, Illinois, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Simon Pierce Seitz - Household

Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Seitz, Simon PheadWMJan185347M24PAPAPAFarmerYesYesYesOfF
Seitz, AngelinewifeWFJul185346M2411ILKYKYYesYesYes
Henson, Sarahmother-in-lawWFJan181387Wd82KYKYKYYesYesYes
Gulick, Adaadopted daughterWFOct187821M211ILILILYesYesYes
Gulick, John Bson-in-lawWMJul187425M2ILILINYesYesYes