The Shemwell Family

Peter Calvin TutwilerAge: 71 years18421913

Name
Peter Calvin Tutwiler
Given names
Peter Calvin
Surname
Tutwiler
Birth June 10, 1842
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 14 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 18 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 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 24 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageSarah Ann SandyView this family
August 13, 1868 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Luella Virginia Tutwiler
May 2, 1869 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 26 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 son
#2
Eugene Calvin Tutwiler Sr.
August 6, 1870 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Herman Luther Tutwiler
April 1, 1873 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Homer Statton Tutwiler
May 25, 1878 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 55 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 daughterLuella Virginia Tutwiler
September 6, 1904 (Age 62 years)

Death December 11, 1913 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Family with Sarah Ann Sandy - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 13, 1868Rockingham, Virginia, United States
9 months
daughter
Luella Virginia Tutwiler
Birth: May 2, 1869 26 23Keezletown, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: September 6, 1904
15 months
son
Eugene Calvin Tutwiler Sr.
Birth: August 6, 1870 28 24Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 12, 1944Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
3 years
son
Herman Luther Tutwiler
Birth: April 1, 1873 30 27Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 29, 1944Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
5 years
son
Homer Statton Tutwiler
Birth: May 25, 1878 35 32Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 11, 1953Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

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