The Shemwell Family

Maggie J KellyAge: 25 years18591884

Name
Maggie J Kelly
Given names
Maggie J
Surname
Kelly
Married name
Maggie J Hinch
Birth about 1859
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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
MarriageThomas R HinchView this family
October 29, 1878 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a husbandThomas R Hinch
May 8, 1883 (Age 24 years)
Death after 1884 (Age 25 years)

Family with Thomas R Hinch - View this family
husband
Thomas R Hinch
Birth: January 10, 1855 28 25Tennessee, United States
Death: May 8, 1883Bradley, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: October 29, 1878Bradley, Tennessee, United States

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