The Shemwell Family

William Jackson SandyAge: 74 years18431918

Name
William Jackson Sandy
Given names
William Jackson
Surname
Sandy
Birth November 28, 1843 31 24
Birth of a sisterSarah Ann Sandy
January 25, 1846 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Andrew Sandy
February 11, 1848 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 6 years)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Garber Sandy
May 5, 1852 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy
November 6, 1854 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Jane “Nannie” Sandy
January 1, 1857 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Martin Sandy
April 30, 1859 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 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 17 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Frances Virginia Sandy
February 19, 1864 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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
MarriageSusan Rebecca KellerView this family
October 12, 1867 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 23 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 23 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ella Virginia Sandy
July 1868 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Martin Luther Sandy
November 1869 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 25 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
Death of a wifeSusan Rebecca Keller
June 30, 1871 (Age 27 years)
MarriageFrances Virginia CrumView this family
August 13, 1872 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Calvin Sandy
April 28, 1873 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherSusannah Rawley
December 13, 1873 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia
Marriage of a parentWilliam E SandyCatharine FiferView this family
August 30, 1874 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Anna A “Annie” Sandy
February 28, 1875 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMartha Ellen Sandy
May 30, 1875 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William A Sandy
August 8, 1877 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 34 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
#6
Mary E Sandy
May 26, 1879 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Samuel Edward Sandy
September 18, 1881 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonWilliam A Sandy
November 12, 1881 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Wilda F Sandy
December 13, 1884 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Jacob Harvey Sandy
September 12, 1886 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Johnson Sandy
March 23, 1891 (Age 47 years)
Death of a daughterMary E Sandy
August 12, 1894 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam E Sandy
April 13, 1898 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 brotherReuben Hoffman Sandy
February 23, 1907 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sonMartin Luther Sandy
April 18, 1908 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Henry Sandy
July 25, 1913 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Rheumatism End Cystitis
Burial of a brotherJohn Henry Sandy
July 27, 1913 (Age 69 years)
Death of a wifeFrances Virginia Crum
December 9, 1915 (Age 72 years)
Burial of a wifeFrances Virginia Crum
December 11, 1915 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 72 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 73 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 74 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 July 16, 1918 (Age 74 years)
Cause of death: Some obscure abdominal trouble do not know just what
Burial July 20, 1918 (4 days after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 7, 1836Rockingham, Virginia, United States
9 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
2 years
himself
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 Susan Rebecca Keller - View this family
himself
wife
Susan Rebecca Keller
Birth: October 24, 1851Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: June 30, 1871Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Marriage: October 12, 1867Rockingham, Virginia, United States
10 months
daughter
Ella Virginia Sandy
Birth: July 1868 24 16Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 20, 1931Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
17 months
son
Martin Luther Sandy
Birth: November 1869 25 18Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 18, 1908Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, United States
Family with Frances Virginia Crum - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 13, 1872Augusta, Virginia, United States
8 months
son
John Calvin Sandy
Birth: April 28, 1873 29 26Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 1, 1948Augusta, Virginia, United States
22 months
daughter
Anna A “Annie” Sandy
Birth: February 28, 1875 31 28Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: December 26, 1964Augusta, Virginia, United States
2 years
son
William A Sandy
Birth: August 8, 1877 33 31Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 12, 1881Rockingham, Virginia, United States
22 months
daughter
Mary E Sandy
Birth: May 26, 1879 35 32Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: August 12, 1894Richmond, Virginia, United States
2 years
son
Samuel Edward Sandy
Birth: September 18, 1881 37 35Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 2, 1964Augusta, Virginia, United States
3 years
daughter
Wilda F Sandy
Birth: December 13, 1884 41 38Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 21, 1947Augusta, Virginia, United States
21 months
son
Jacob Harvey Sandy
Birth: September 12, 1886 42 40Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: December 21, 1985Augusta, Virginia, United States