The Shemwell Family

Mary C SpaderAge: 61 years18391900

Name
Mary C Spader
Given names
Mary C
Surname
Spader
Married name
Mary C Sandy
Birth November 6, 1839
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
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
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
MarriageTillman Rawley SandyView 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)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Cora Elizabeth 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)
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 December 2, 1900 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Family with Tillman Rawley Sandy - View this family
husband
herself
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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