The Shemwell Family

Tillman Rawley SandyAge: 85 years18391924

Name
Tillman Rawley Sandy
Given names
Tillman Rawley
Surname
Sandy
Birth August 13, 1839 27 20
Birth of a brotherJohn Henry Sandy
September 9, 1841 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Jackson Sandy
November 28, 1843 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Ann Sandy
January 25, 1846 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Andrew Sandy
February 11, 1848 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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
Birth of a brotherReuben Hoffman Sandy
March 23, 1850 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Garber Sandy
May 5, 1852 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy
November 6, 1854 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy
January 1, 1857 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Martin Sandy
April 30, 1859 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherEdward Johnson Sandy
September 30, 1861 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Frances Virginia Sandy
February 19, 1864 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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
MarriageMary C SpaderView this family
May 23, 1867 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#1
John M Sandy
March 10, 1868 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonJohn M Sandy
January 26, 1869 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Luther Sandy
July 21, 1869 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 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
#3
Mary Etta Susan Sandy
March 1, 1871 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Anna Virginia “Annie” Sandy
January 26, 1873 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherSusannah Rawley
December 13, 1873 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia
Marriage of a parentWilliam E SandyCatharine FiferView this family
August 30, 1874 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Cora Elizabeth Sandy
May 30, 1875 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMartha Ellen Sandy
May 30, 1875 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Margaret Alice “Maggie” Sandy
March 6, 1877 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Nancy Rosa Sandy
August 11, 1878 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 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 son
#8
Tillman Geordanis Sandy
July 23, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Death of a daughterCora Elizabeth Sandy
November 18, 1881 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Sarah Lena Catherine Sandy
April 22, 1885 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Jacob Edward Sandy
about 1888 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonJacob Edward Sandy
about 1888 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Johnson Sandy
March 23, 1891 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam E Sandy
April 13, 1898 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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
Death of a wifeMary C Spader
December 2, 1900 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherReuben Hoffman Sandy
February 23, 1907 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Henry Sandy
July 25, 1913 (Age 73 years)
Cause: Rheumatism End Cystitis
Burial of a brotherJohn Henry Sandy
July 27, 1913 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 76 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherWilliam Jackson Sandy
July 16, 1918 (Age 78 years)
Cause: Some obscure abdominal trouble do not know just what
Burial of a brotherWilliam Jackson Sandy
July 20, 1918 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy
October 13, 1918 (Age 79 years)
Cause: Cardiac Ursufficiency
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 77 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 78 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/
Death October 12, 1924 (Age 85 years)
Burial October 14, 1924 (2 days after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 7, 1836Rockingham, Virginia, United States
9 months
elder sister
2 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Daniel Garber Sandy
Birth: May 5, 1852 39 32Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: October 17, 1927Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
George Martin Sandy
Birth: April 30, 1859 46 39Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 27, 1931Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Edward Johnson Sandy
Birth: September 30, 1861 49 42Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: March 23, 1891Ray, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Frances Virginia Sandy
Birth: February 19, 1864 51 44Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 28, 1963Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Catharine Fifer - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 30, 1874Sangersville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
9 months
half-sister
Martha Ellen Sandy
Birth: May 30, 1875 62 43Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 27, 1962Fisherville, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Family with Mary C Spader - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 23, 1867Rockingham, Virginia, United States
10 months
son
John M Sandy
Birth: March 10, 1868 28 28Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 26, 1869Rockingham, Virginia, United States
16 months
son
William Luther Sandy
Birth: July 21, 1869 29 29Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: December 26, 1945Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
19 months
daughter
Mary Etta Susan Sandy
Birth: March 1, 1871 31 31Williams Run, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 12, 1941Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
23 months
daughter
Anna Virginia “Annie” Sandy
Birth: January 26, 1873 33 33Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: December 20, 1957Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
Cora Elizabeth Sandy
Birth: May 30, 1875 35 35Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 18, 1881Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
21 months
daughter
Margaret Alice “Maggie” Sandy
Birth: March 6, 1877 37 37Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: October 4, 1966Mount Solon, Augusta, Virginia, United States
17 months
daughter
Nancy Rosa Sandy
Birth: August 11, 1878 38 38Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 26, 1936Mount Rivers, Augusta, Virginia, United States
23 months
son
Tillman Geordanis Sandy
Birth: July 23, 1880 40 40Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 21, 1966Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
5 years
daughter
Sarah Lena Catherine Sandy
Birth: April 22, 1885 45 45Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 21, 1979Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
4 years
son
Jacob Edward Sandy
Birth: about 1888 48 48Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1888Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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