The Shemwell Family

James Henry MufflyAge: 86 years18511937

Name
James Henry Muffly
Given names
James Henry
Surname
Muffly
Birth January 15, 1851
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 10 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 15 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 15 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 17 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
MarriageMinerva Glenn BakerView this family
April 2, 1873 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 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 daughter
#1
Lois Estella Muffly
January 5, 1893 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 9, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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/
Marriage of a childChester Ralph BarnettLois Estella MufflyView this family
October 30, 1921 (Age 70 years)
Death of a wifeMinerva Glenn Baker
June 11, 1923 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Betty G Barnett
June 5, 1924 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 78 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
Census April 10, 1930 (Age 79 years)
Death October 7, 1937 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Yates Center Cemetery
Family with Minerva Glenn Baker - View this family
himself
James Henry Muffly
Birth: January 15, 1851Stephenson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 7, 1937Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Minerva Glenn Baker
Birth: July 4, 1849Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 11, 1923Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States
Marriage: April 2, 1873Dakota, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
20 years
daughter
Lois Estella Muffly
Birth: January 5, 1893 41 43Iowa, United States
Death: January 15, 1991Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Muffly - Household

Sumner, Bremer, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Muffly, James HheadWMJan185149M27ILPAPAMerchant (Hardware)0YesYesYesOFF
Muffly, Minerva GwifeWFJul184950M2733PAPAPAYesYesYes
Muffly, GlennsonWMOct188415SIAILPAAt School9YesYesYes
Muffly, Lois EdaughterWFJan18937SIAILPAAt School2

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Chester Ralph Barnett - Household

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barnett, Chester RheadR25NoMW42M34NoYesKSINILYesForemanDairyWYes
Barnett, Lois MwifeFW38M29NoYesIAILPAYesEnumeratorFederal CensusWYes
Barnett, BettydaughterFW5SYesKSKSIANone
Muffly, James Hfather-in-lawMW79WdNoYesILPAPAYesNone