The Shemwell Family

Richard Wood Moore JrAge: 67 years18491916

Name
Richard Wood Moore Jr
Given names
Richard Wood
Surname
Moore
Name suffix
Jr
Birth May 5, 1849
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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
MarriageMartha Cordelia ThompsonView this family
September 18, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Coria J Moore
about 1872 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas Lafayette Moore
April 4, 1873 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Effie Florence Moore
May 6, 1875 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Chrissie Elizabeth Moore
August 2, 1877 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Martha C Moore
May 27, 1883 (Age 34 years)
Death of a wifeMartha Cordelia Thompson
July 3, 1883 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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
Marriage of a childWilliam West “Willie” CushingEffie Florence MooreView this family
March 22, 1899 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sonMartha C Moore
after 1900 (Age 50 years)

Marriage of a childThomas Lafayette MooreMary Etta FogersonView this family
April 15, 1902 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas “Tom” DuckettChrissie Elizabeth MooreView this family
August 1, 1903 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death December 2, 1916 (Age 67 years)
Family with Martha Cordelia Thompson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 18, 1870Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
15 months
son
Thomas Lafayette Moore
Birth: April 4, 1873 23 23Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: August 18, 1918Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Effie Florence Moore
Birth: May 6, 1875 26 25Lookwood, Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: February 22, 1940Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Chrissie Elizabeth Moore
Birth: August 2, 1877 28 27Lockwood, Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: February 8, 1963Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
son
Martha C Moore
Birth: May 27, 1883 34 33Missouri, United States
Death: after 1900

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Richard Wood Moore Jr - Household

Buffalo, McDonald, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Moore, RichardWM31headMFarmerALTNTN
Moore, Martha CWF30wifeMKeeping houseMOMOMO
Moore, Coria JWF8daughterSMO
Moore, Thomas LWM7sonSMO
Moore, Effie FWF5daughterSMO
Moore, ChrissieWF3daughterSMO