The Shemwell Family

Luella Virginia TutwilerAge: 35 years18691904

Name
Luella Virginia Tutwiler
Given names
Luella Virginia
Surname
Tutwiler
Married name
Luella Virginia Spessard
Birth May 2, 1869 26 23
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
Birth of a brotherEugene Calvin Tutwiler Sr.
August 6, 1870 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherHerman Luther Tutwiler
April 1, 1873 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusannah Rawley
December 13, 1873 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Typhoid Pneumonia
Birth of a brotherHomer Statton Tutwiler
May 25, 1878 (Age 9 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
Death of a maternal 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 September 6, 1904 (Age 35 years)

Burial
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father
mother
Marriage: August 13, 1868Rockingham, Virginia, United States
9 months
herself
Luella Virginia Tutwiler
Birth: May 2, 1869 26 23Keezletown, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: September 6, 1904
15 months
younger brother
Eugene Calvin Tutwiler Sr.
Birth: August 6, 1870 28 24Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 12, 1944Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
3 years
younger brother
Herman Luther Tutwiler
Birth: April 1, 1873 30 27Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 29, 1944Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
5 years
younger brother
Homer Statton Tutwiler
Birth: May 25, 1878 35 32Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 11, 1953Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States