The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	about 1867 34 24 Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 Alaska, USA 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 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 2 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 brother	William F Brown April 1870 (Age 3 years) Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a brother	Robert W Brown about 1874 (Age 7 years) Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a sister	Charity Lucinda Brown July 31, 1876 (Age 9 years) Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a brother	Sarah L Brown about 1877 (Age 10 years) Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a parent	Leroy Franklin Brown — Belzora Valdora Ruff — View this family December 24, 1879 (Age 12 years) Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death of a mother	Amanda Lee Wright between 1877 and December 1879 (Age 10 years) Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Marriage	Minnie L Moore — View this family July 11, 1889 (Age 22 years) Ripley, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 years) Cuba 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
Death of a father	Leroy Franklin Brown after 1900 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sister	Charity Lucinda Brown December 11, 1905 (Age 38 years) Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death of a half-sister	Susan A “Susie” Shemwell January 5, 1916 (Age 49 years) Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 62 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 years) Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 83 years) South Korea Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 79 years) Vietnam Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death	unknown

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amanda Lee Wright Milas F Brown William F Brown Robert W Brown Charity Lucinda Brown Sarah L Brown Family with spouse Belzora Valdora Ruff Leroy Franklin Brown Birth: January 1833 — McNairy, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Susan A “Susie” Shemwell Family with spouse Leroy Franklin Brown Milas F Brown William F Brown Robert W Brown Charity Lucinda Brown Sarah L Brown Amanda Lee Wright Birth: about 1843 — Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States Death: between 1877 and December 1879 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: March 24, 1863 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States
5 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minnie L Moore Milas F Brown Birth: about 1867 34 24 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William F Brown Birth: April 1870 37 27 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death:
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Robert W Brown Birth: about 1874 41 31 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dr. Horace Ewing Ruff Charity Lucinda Brown Birth: July 31, 1876 43 33 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: December 11, 1905 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
17 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah L Brown Birth: about 1877 44 34 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death:

Father’s family with Belzora Valdora Ruff - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amanda Lee Wright Milas F Brown William F Brown Robert W Brown Charity Lucinda Brown Sarah L Brown Family with spouse Belzora Valdora Ruff Leroy Franklin Brown Birth: January 1833 — McNairy, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Leroy Franklin Brown Belzora Valdora Ruff Death:
	Marriage: December 24, 1879 — Ripley, Missouri, United States

Mother’s family with Milous R “Miles” Shemwell - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amanda Lee Wright Susan A “Susie” Shemwell Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Birth: 1839 46 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1862 — Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Susan A “Susie” Shemwell Family with spouse Leroy Franklin Brown Milas F Brown William F Brown Robert W Brown Charity Lucinda Brown Sarah L Brown Amanda Lee Wright Birth: about 1843 — Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States Death: between 1877 and December 1879 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: July 19, 1860 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States
14 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Daniel Fletcher Moore Charles G “Charlie” Moore Amanda J Moore Elthella G “Thella” Moore Francis Nora “Fannie” Moore Carlos R Moore Eugene Moore Almus Moore Myrtle Moore Trina Ellen Moore Ralph Eugene Moore Susan A “Susie” Shemwell Birth: September 3, 1861 22 18 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: January 5, 1916 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States

Family with Minnie L Moore - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minnie L Moore Milas F Brown Birth: about 1867 34 24 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Milas F Brown Minnie L Moore Death:
	Marriage: July 11, 1889 — Ripley, Missouri, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Leroy Franklin Brown 1833–1900
mother Parents Philemon W Wright Charity …	Amanda Lee Wright 1843–1877
himself Family Minnie L Moore	Milas F Brown 1867–
younger brother Family (none)	William F Brown 1870–
younger brother Family (none)	Robert W Brown 1874–
younger sister Family Dr. Horace Ewing Ruff	Charity Lucinda Brown 1876–1905
younger brother Family (none)	Sarah L Brown 1877–
Father’s family with Belzora Valdora Ruff
father Parents (unknown)	Leroy Franklin Brown 1833–1900
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Belzora Valdora Ruff –
Mother’s family with Milous R “Miles” Shemwell
step-father Parents Henry Shemwell Susannah W “Susie” Cox	Milous R “Miles” Shemwell 1839–1862
mother Parents Philemon W Wright Charity …	Amanda Lee Wright 1843–1877
half-sister Family Daniel Fletcher Moore Charles G “Charlie” Moore Amanda J Moore Elthella G “Thella” Moore Francis Nora “Fannie” Moore Carlos R Moore Eugene Moore Almus Moore Myrtle Moore Trina Ellen Moore Ralph Eugene Moore	Susan A “Susie” Shemwell 1861–1916
Family with Minnie L Moore
himself Parents Leroy Franklin Brown Amanda Lee Wright	Milas F Brown 1867–
wife Parents (unknown)	Minnie L Moore –