The Shemwell Family

Lewis IngramAge: 65 years18441909

Name
Lewis Ingram
Given names
Lewis
Surname
Ingram
Birth 1844
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 13 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 17 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
MarriageTabitha Ann PayneView this family
July 4, 1867 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 23 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 23 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 25 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 34 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 son
#1
Charles Lee Ingram
September 29, 1889 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 56 years)
Death March 1, 1909 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
Family with Tabitha Ann Payne - View this family
himself
Lewis Ingram
Birth: 1844Ohio, United States
Death: March 1, 1909Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
wife
Tabitha Ann Payne
Birth: June 18, 1849Ohio, United States
Death: April 28, 1918Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: July 4, 1867Marion, Ohio, United States
22 years
son

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Ingram - Household

Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Ingram, LewisheadWMDec184455M33OHINOHCarpenter4YesYesYesRH
Ingram, Tabitha AwifeWFJun184950M331110OHMarylandMarylandYesYesYes
Ingram, Walter LeroysonWMApr187228SOHOHOHCarpenter4YesYesYes
Ingram, Gertrude MdaughterWFMar187733S00OHOHOHYesYesYes
Ingram, Eva MdaughterWFJuly188217S00INOHOHServant0YesYesYes
Ingram, Elmer HsonWMAug188514SINOHOHFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Ingram, Charles LsonWMSep188910SINOHOHAt School6YesYesYes
Ingram, Melvin OsonWMJune18927SINOHOH
Ingram, Leonard WsonWMJuly18981SINOHOH