The Shemwell Family

David Nathan LongAge: 26 years18441870

Name
David Nathan Long
Given names
David Nathan
Surname
Long
Birth July 26, 1844
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 months)
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 12 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 16 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 22 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 22 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageMatilda Jane DeenView this family
January 2, 1868 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edward Newton Long
March 22, 1868 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 24 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
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 25 years)
Death October 31, 1870 (Age 26 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: ndian Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
Family with Matilda Jane Deen - View this family
himself
David Nathan Long
Birth: July 26, 1844Indiana, United States
Death: October 31, 1870Cass, Indiana, United States
wife
Matilda Jane Deen
Birth: May 1849Clinton, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: May 25, 1925Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: January 2, 1868Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 months
son
Edward Newton Long
Birth: March 22, 1868 23 18Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: November 26, 1903El Paso, Texas, United States

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - David Nathan Long - Household

Harrison, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Long, David Nhead26MWFarmer400IN
Long, Matilda Jwife20FWKeeps HouseIN
Long, Edward Nson1MWIN