The Shemwell Family

Martin Luther SandyAge: 38 years18691908

Name
Martin Luther Sandy
Given names
Martin Luther
Surname
Sandy
Birth November 1869 25 18
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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 motherSusan Rebecca Keller
June 30, 1871 (Age 19 months)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Jackson SandyFrances Virginia CrumView this family
August 13, 1872 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Calvin Sandy
April 28, 1873 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSusannah Rawley
December 13, 1873 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia
Birth of a half-sisterAnna A “Annie” Sandy
February 28, 1875 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam A Sandy
August 8, 1877 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 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 half-sisterMary E Sandy
May 26, 1879 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherSamuel Edward Sandy
September 18, 1881 (Age 11 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam A Sandy
November 12, 1881 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-sisterWilda F Sandy
December 13, 1884 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJacob Harvey Sandy
September 12, 1886 (Age 16 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary E Sandy
August 12, 1894 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam E Sandy
April 13, 1898 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 April 18, 1908 (Age 38 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
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
elder sister
Ella Virginia Sandy
Birth: July 1868 24 16Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 20, 1931Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
17 months
himself
Martin Luther Sandy
Birth: November 1869 25 18Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 18, 1908Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, United States
Father’s family with Frances Virginia Crum - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 13, 1872Augusta, Virginia, United States
8 months
half-brother
John Calvin Sandy
Birth: April 28, 1873 29 26Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 1, 1948Augusta, Virginia, United States
22 months
half-sister
Anna A “Annie” Sandy
Birth: February 28, 1875 31 28Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: December 26, 1964Augusta, Virginia, United States
2 years
half-brother
William A Sandy
Birth: August 8, 1877 33 31Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 12, 1881Rockingham, Virginia, United States
22 months
half-sister
Mary E Sandy
Birth: May 26, 1879 35 32Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: August 12, 1894Richmond, Virginia, United States
2 years
half-brother
Samuel Edward Sandy
Birth: September 18, 1881 37 35Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 2, 1964Augusta, Virginia, United States
3 years
half-sister
Wilda F Sandy
Birth: December 13, 1884 41 38Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 21, 1947Augusta, Virginia, United States
21 months
half-brother
Jacob Harvey Sandy
Birth: September 12, 1886 42 40Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: December 21, 1985Augusta, Virginia, United States