The Shemwell Family

John Harvey Fry TaylorAge: 58 years18681926

Name
John Harvey Fry Taylor
Given names
John Harvey Fry
Surname
Taylor
Birth January 23, 1868 17 21
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 months)

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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 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 fatherCharles Wesley Taylor
June 9, 1879 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherStephen Samuel Seiber
February 1883 (Age 15 years)
MarriageMary Caroline CoombesView this family
October 22, 1884 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Thomas “Tom” Taylor
June 29, 1886 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Louisa Jane Taylor
August 26, 1887 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah Bertha Taylor
May 12, 1891 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a child
#4
Taylor
about 1892 (Age 23 years)
Death of a childTaylor
about 1892 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Stella Alma Taylor
May 14, 1897 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Birth of a child
#6
Taylor
about 1900 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#7
William Lewis Taylor
September 2, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Death of a childTaylor
about 1900 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Samuel Everett Taylor
July 21, 1904 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Ella Maude Taylor
June 11, 1909 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Taylor
about 1911 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sonTaylor
about 1911 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Virginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
May 5, 1912 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a daughterVirginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
October 11, 1918 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 49 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death August 14, 1926 (Age 58 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Charles Wesley Taylor
Birth: August 1850Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 1879Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: February 8, 1867Roane, Tennessee, United States
11 months
himself
Family with Mary Caroline Coombes - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 22, 1884Douglas, Missouri, United States
20 months
son
James Thomas “Tom” Taylor
Birth: June 29, 1886 18 20Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: January 12, 1954Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
14 months
daughter
Louisa Jane Taylor
Birth: August 26, 1887 19 21Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1976Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
4 years
daughter
Sarah Bertha Taylor
Birth: May 12, 1891 23 24Witty, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: August 28, 1976Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
20 months
child
Taylor
Birth: about 1892 23 25Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1892Douglas, Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
Stella Alma Taylor
Birth: May 14, 1897 29 30Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1995Ozark, Christian, Missouri, United States
4 years
child
Taylor
Birth: about 1900 31 33Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1900Douglas, Missouri, United States
8 months
son
William Lewis Taylor
Birth: September 2, 1900 32 34Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 6, 1964Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
4 years
son
Samuel Everett Taylor
Birth: July 21, 1904 36 38Witty, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1980Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
5 years
daughter
3 years
son
Taylor
Birth: about 1911 42 44Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1911Douglas, Missouri, United States
16 months
daughter
Virginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
Birth: May 5, 1912 44 45Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: October 11, 1918Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States