The Shemwell Family

Mariam Frances KiracofeAge: 72 years18411914

Name
Mariam Frances Kiracofe
Given names
Mariam Frances
Surname
Kiracofe
Married name
Mariam Frances Sandy
Birth September 12, 1841
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 15 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 19 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
MarriageJohn Henry SandyView this family
November 15, 1866 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Lillie Belle Sandy
August 7, 1867 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Stewart Sandy
August 30, 1868 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 27 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
Eldora Frances Sandy
April 19, 1870 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lucy Susan Virginia Sandy
July 4, 1871 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John G William Sandy
September 18, 1872 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Howard Bernard Edward Sandy
February 1, 1874 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Minnie Annie Byrd Sandy
September 25, 1875 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Reuben Samuel Henry Sandy
March 8, 1877 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 36 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
#9
Daniel Martin Trevie Sandy
April 29, 1879 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#10
James Melvin Karicofe Sandy
November 16, 1881 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Marion Brown Rhodes Sandy
November 16, 1881 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 husbandJohn Henry Sandy
July 25, 1913 (Age 71 years)
Cause: Rheumatism End Cystitis
Burial of a husbandJohn Henry Sandy
July 27, 1913 (Age 71 years)
Death July 7, 1914 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Family with John Henry Sandy - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 15, 1866Rockingham, Virginia, United States
9 months
daughter
Mary Lillie Belle Sandy
Birth: August 7, 1867 25 25Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: March 12, 1932Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
13 months
son
Charles Stewart Sandy
Birth: August 30, 1868 26 26Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 17, 1928Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
20 months
daughter
Eldora Frances Sandy
Birth: April 19, 1870 28 28Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 26, 1936Plains, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
14 months
daughter
Lucy Susan Virginia Sandy
Birth: July 4, 1871 29 29Mount Crawford, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 7, 1938Centreville, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
15 months
son
John G William Sandy
Birth: September 18, 1872 31 31Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 28, 1946Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
16 months
son
Howard Bernard Edward Sandy
Birth: February 1, 1874 32 32Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: September 8, 1936Staunton, Virginia, United States
20 months
daughter
Minnie Annie Byrd Sandy
Birth: September 25, 1875 34 34Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 29, 1945Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States
17 months
son
Reuben Samuel Henry Sandy
Birth: March 8, 1877 35 35Cooks Creek, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 18, 1933Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
son
Daniel Martin Trevie Sandy
Birth: April 29, 1879 37 37Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: June 29, 1940Palmyra, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
3 years
son
James Melvin Karicofe Sandy
Birth: November 16, 1881 40 40Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: October 5, 1947Stephens City, Frederick, Virginia, United States
son
Marion Brown Rhodes Sandy
Birth: November 16, 1881 40 40Ashby, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 11, 1949Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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