The Shemwell Family

William L KeelinAge: 36 years18591896

Name
William L Keelin
Given names
William L
Surname
Keelin
Birth May 2, 1859 29 29
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a brotherJames Keelin
about 1860 (Age 7 months)

Birth of a sisterElizabeth Keelin
March 25, 1861 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn C Keelin
February 2, 1863 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSpencer Keelin
March 2, 1865 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a brotherA Spencer Keelin
April 14, 1865 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 months)

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 7 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 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterAmanda Ponolar Keelin
July 22, 1868 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 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
Birth of a brotherJoseph W Keelin
May 9, 1871 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterVictoria Keelin
1872 (Age 12 years)
Death of a sisterVictoria Keelin
1872 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageElizabeth Missouri ClaytonView this family
October 8, 1879 (Age 20 years)

Death of a brotherJohn C Keelin
April 30, 1881 (Age 21 years)

MarriageMartha Riley RoperView this family
October 3, 1883 (Age 24 years)

Death of a fatherJohn Keelin
May 15, 1884 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherJane Slaymaker
July 22, 1894 (Age 35 years)

Death April 23, 1896 (Age 36 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 7, 1850Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States
14 months
elder brother
James Keelin
Birth: 1851 21 21Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1860
2 years
elder brother
Samuel M Keelin
Birth: February 15, 1853 23 23
Death: Logan, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
23 months
younger sister
22 months
younger brother
John C Keelin
Birth: February 2, 1863 33 33Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: April 30, 1881
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Joseph W Keelin
Birth: May 9, 1871 41 41Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: January 1959California, United States
20 months
younger sister
Victoria Keelin
Birth: 1872 42 42Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Death: 1872Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States
Family with Elizabeth Missouri Clayton - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 8, 1879
son
daughter
Family with Martha Riley Roper - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 3, 1883

William L Keelin has 57 first cousins recorded