The Shemwell Family

Robert LeeAge: 13 years18571870

Name
Robert Lee
Given names
Robert
Surname
Lee
Birth about 1857 27 28
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn “Anna” Parham
March 1, 1859 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Caroline Lee
June 5, 1859 (Age 2 years)
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
Census July 10, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Samuel Hinch
July 25, 1862 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E Lee
September 12, 1863 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherRussel Curt Lee Sr.
September 15, 1869 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 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
Census August 22, 1870 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherBluford Lee
about 1871 (Age 14 years)
Death after 1870 (Age 13 years)

Census June 8, 1880 (10 years after death)
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1849
13 months
elder brother
John A Lee
Birth: February 1, 1850 20 21Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 24, 1876Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Matilda A “Tilda” Lee
Birth: about 1852 22 23Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1879Bradley, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Robert Lee
Birth: about 1857 27 28Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death: after 1870
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
6 years
younger brother
Russel Curt Lee Sr.
Birth: September 15, 1869 40 41Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 1947Ooltewah, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Bluford Lee
Birth: about 1871 41 42Bradley, Tennessee, United States
Death:

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Russell Lee - Household

Bradley, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Russell Leehead34MWFarmerTN
Mary A Leewife30FWTN
John A Leeson10MWTN
Tilda A Leedaughter8FWTN
Nancy J Leedaughter5FWTN
Robert Leeson3MWTN
Martha C Leedaughter1FWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Russell Lee - Household

Bradley, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Lee, Rhead44MWFarmerTN
Lee, Mary Awife39FWKeeping HouseTN
Lee, John Ason20MWFarm HandTN
Lee, Matilda Adaughter18FWTN
Lee, Nancy Jdaughter16FWTN
Lee, Robertson14MWFarm HandTN
Lee, Martha Cdaughter12FWTN
Lee, Mary Edaughter6FWTN
Lee, Russel Cson1MWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Russell Lee - Household

Bradley, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Lee, RussellWM51headMFarmerTNVATN
Lee, MaryWF52wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNGA
Lee, RobertWM23sonSFarm LaborerTNTNTN
Lee, CurttieWM10sonSFarm LaborerTNTNTN
Lee, BlufordWM9sonSTNTNTN