The Shemwell Family

Philip Tiffin MillerAge: 44 years18571901

Name
Philip Tiffin Miller
Given names
Philip Tiffin
Surname
Miller
Birth February 16, 1857
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 4 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 9 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 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 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
MarriageMargaret Susannah “Maggie” SandyView this family
December 21, 1877 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 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 daughter
#1
Hattie F Miller
November 10, 1879 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ioda Alice Miller
March 29, 1881 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Edith Luella Miller
June 29, 1884 (Age 27 years)
Death of a daughterEdith Luella Miller
October 8, 1884 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Susan “Mamie” Miller
January 3, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Eugene Lewis Miller
January 28, 1889 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sadie Kathryn Miller
November 28, 1891 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Samuel William Berry Miller
April 16, 1894 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 June 23, 1901 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Family with Margaret Susannah “Maggie” Sandy - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 21, 1877Rockingham, Virginia, United States
23 months
daughter
Hattie F Miller
Birth: November 10, 1879 22 25Singers Glen, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: August 8, 1903Rockingham, Virginia, United States
17 months
daughter
Ioda Alice Miller
Birth: March 29, 1881 24 26Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: July 22, 1973Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
3 years
daughter
Edith Luella Miller
Birth: June 29, 1884 27 29Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: October 8, 1884Rockingham, Virginia, United States
18 months
daughter
Mary Susan “Mamie” Miller
Birth: January 3, 1886 28 31Dayton, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: May 6, 1923Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
3 years
son
Eugene Lewis Miller
Birth: January 28, 1889 31 34Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 14, 1949Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
3 years
daughter
Sadie Kathryn Miller
Birth: November 28, 1891 34 37Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: October 13, 1957Alexandria, Virginia, United States
2 years
son
Samuel William Berry Miller
Birth: April 16, 1894 37 39Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: November 16, 1959

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