The Shemwell Family

Jonathan S NeffAge: 82 years18501932

Name
Jonathan S Neff
Given names
Jonathan S
Surname
Neff
Birth May 14, 1850
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 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 16 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 16 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 18 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
MarriageBarbara Anna ShottView this family
September 2, 1875 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 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 son
#1
Byron Neff
February 12, 1882 (Age 31 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 7, 1900 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childByron NeffMabel Bertha LightView this family
October 9, 1907 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ilo Annella Neff
August 28, 1908 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ercil Amy Neff
December 31, 1913 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 65 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 66 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 67 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Doris Neff
March 7, 1919 (Age 68 years)
Death of a granddaughterDoris Neff
March 7, 1919 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 79 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
Death November 17, 1932 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shiloh Christian Cemetery
Family with Barbara Anna Shott - View this family
himself
Jonathan S Neff
Birth: May 14, 1850Indiana, United States
Death: November 17, 1932Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
wife
Barbara Anna Shott
Birth: November 1847Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 17, 1933Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 2, 1875Cass, Indiana, United States
6 years
son
Byron Neff
Birth: February 12, 1882 31 34Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: August 3, 1965Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jonathan S Neff - Household

Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Neff, JonathanheadWMMay185050M24INOHOHFarmerYesYesYesOMF
Neff, AnnawifeWFNov184752M2442PAPAPAYesYesYes
Neff, ByronsonWMFeb188218SININPAFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Neff, AlbertsonWMNov188316SININPAAt School7YesYesYes