The Shemwell Family

John Mitchell1849

Name
John Mitchell
Given names
John
Surname
Mitchell
Birth March 10, 1849 31 23
Birth of a sisterMatilda Mitchell
September 8, 1849 (Age 5 months)
Census June 1, 1850 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah P Mitchell
March 8, 1852 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterSarah P Mitchell
November 29, 1852 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEmeline Mitchell
September 8, 1854 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Mitchell
March 10, 1856 (Age 7 years)
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
Census July 26, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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
Census June 10, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterMatilda Mitchell
November 18, 1874 (Age 25 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 18, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherMargrum Mitchell
October 6, 1894 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 of a motherSarah Ann Tainter
August 10, 1906 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterEmeline Mitchell
April 8, 1909 (Age 60 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
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 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 68 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 of a brotherAndrew Mitchell
February 27, 1928 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 80 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 92 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 100 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 96 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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father
mother
Marriage: June 5, 1846
19 months
elder brother
Andrew Mitchell
Birth: about 1847 29 21Wisconsin, United States
Death: February 27, 1928Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
2 years
himself
John Mitchell
Birth: March 10, 1849 31 23Wisconsin, United States
Death:
6 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Sarah P Mitchell
Birth: March 8, 1852 34 26Wisconsin, United States
Death: November 29, 1852Wisconsin, United States
3 years
younger sister
Emeline Mitchell
Birth: September 8, 1854 37 29Wisconsin, United States
Death: April 8, 1909Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States
18 months
younger brother
Daniel Mitchell
Birth: March 10, 1856 38 30Wisconsin, United States
Death:

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Margrum Mitchell - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Marjourm Mitchellhead30MWFarmer300.00NY
Sarah Ann Mitchellwife24FWWI
Andrew Mitchellson3MWWI
John Mitchellson2MWWI
Matilda Mitchelldaughter1FWWI

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Margrum Mitchell - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Margeurm Mitchellhead38MWFarmer2000150PA
Sarah A Mitchellwife32FWNY
Andrew Mitchellson12MWWI
John Mitchellson10MWWI
Matilda Mitchelldaughter8FWWI
Emeline Mitchelldaughter6FWWI
Daniel Mitchellson4MWWI

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Margrum Mitchell - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Mitchel, Marguremhead52MWFarmer12001000PA
Mitchel, Sarahwife49FWKeeping houseNY
Mitchel, Andrewson23MWFarm Laborer200WI
Mitchel, Johnson21MWFarm Laborer100WI
Mitchel, Matildadaughter18FWDomestic ServantWI
Mitchel, Emelinedaughter15FWDomestic ServantWI
Mitchel, Danielson13MWWI

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Margrum Mitchell - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Mitchel, MaegcuremWM63headMFarmerPAPAPA
Mitchel, Sarah AWF49wifeMKeeping HouseNYVTNY
Mitchel, AndrewWM33sonSFarm LaborerWIPAWI
Mitchel, JohnWM31sonSFarm LaborerWIPAWI
Mitchel, EmileneWF25daughterSHouse KeeperWIPAWI
Mitchel, DanielWM24sonSFarm LaborerWIPAWI