The Shemwell Family

Lauretta Jane KeelinAge: 27 years18681895

Name
Lauretta Jane Keelin
Given names
Lauretta Jane
Surname
Keelin
Married name
Lauretta Jane Jenkins
Married name
Lauretta Jane Ray
Birth March 24, 1868 30 27
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 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
Birth of a brotherHugh Francis Keelin
February 28, 1871 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Taylor Keelin
January 5, 1874 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherMarcus Fayette Keelin
October 22, 1876 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherMarcus Fayette Keelin
November 12, 1876 (Age 8 years)
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
MarriageJohn S JenkinsView this family
October 11, 1885 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Minnie Ethel Jenkins
September 2, 1886 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#2
John S Jenkins Jr.
1888 (Age 19 years)

Death of a sonJohn S Jenkins Jr.
December 7, 1888 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins
March 15, 1889 (Age 20 years)
MarriageMarion RayView this family
September 19, 1894 (Age 26 years)
Death June 26, 1895 (Age 27 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 29, 1860
10 months
elder brother
Jesse Keelin
Birth: February 1, 1861 23 20Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: February 1, 1861Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Willis Edgar Keelin
Birth: March 11, 1865 27 24Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death:
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Hugh Francis Keelin
Birth: February 28, 1871 33 30Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: July 30, 1921Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Robert Taylor Keelin
Birth: January 5, 1874 36 33Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: August 20, 1958Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Marcus Fayette Keelin
Birth: October 22, 1876 39 36Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: November 12, 1876Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Family with John S Jenkins - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 11, 1885Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States
11 months
daughter
2 years
son
14 months
daughter
Family with Marion Ray - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 19, 1894Illinois, United States
son

Lauretta Jane Keelin has 38 first cousins recorded