The Shemwell Family

William Harvey LambAge: 72 years18371910

Name
William Harvey Lamb
Given names
William Harvey
Surname
Lamb
Birth May 8, 1837
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageElizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” SandyView this family
June 23, 1861 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Elmer L Owens
July 22, 1862 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jacob Edward Lam
January 10, 1864 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Luther “Chas” Lam
October 31, 1865 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 29 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 29 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam
February 12, 1868 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 31 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
#5
Mittie Ann Lam
February 10, 1870 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Virginia Margaret Lam
April 3, 1872 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Nannie Isabella Frances Lam
April 1, 1874 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Reuben Samuel Lam
January 20, 1876 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam
December 28, 1877 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a daughterVirginia Margaret Lam
November 18, 1881 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam
April 30, 1883 (Age 45 years)
Death of a daughterMittie Ann Lam
September 3, 1891 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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 February 2, 1910 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Family with Elizabeth Catherine “Lizzie” Sandy - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 23, 1861Rockingham, Virginia, United States
13 months
son
Elmer L Owens
Birth: July 22, 1862 25 24Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: August 13, 1954Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
18 months
son
Jacob Edward Lam
Birth: January 10, 1864 26 26Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: March 2, 1937Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
22 months
son
Charles Luther “Chas” Lam
Birth: October 31, 1865 28 28Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: March 12, 1956Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Ida Susan “Ida Mae” Lam
Birth: February 12, 1868 30 30Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: June 28, 1946Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years
daughter
Mittie Ann Lam
Birth: February 10, 1870 32 32Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: September 3, 1891Rockingham, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
Virginia Margaret Lam
Birth: April 3, 1872 34 34Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 18, 1881Rockingham, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
Nannie Isabella Frances Lam
Birth: April 1, 1874 36 36Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: May 19, 1966Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States
22 months
son
Reuben Samuel Lam
Birth: January 20, 1876 38 38Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: March 9, 1950Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
23 months
daughter
Sarah Alice “Sallie” Lam
Birth: December 28, 1877 40 40Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: August 6, 1968Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
5 years
daughter
Mary Catherine “Mollie” Lam
Birth: April 30, 1883 45 45Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 22, 1970Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States