The Shemwell Family

Edward Green BurnettAge: 51 years18421893

Name
Edward Green Burnett
Given names
Edward Green
Surname
Burnett
Birth February 17, 1842 42

MarriageC A WatsonView this family
unknown

MarriageElizabeth Ophelia SmithView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a parentOliver CromwellSusan HammondView this family
1857 (Age 14 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 14 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a daughter
#1
Susan R Burnett
June 21, 1862 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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
Death of a daughterSusan R Burnett
July 27, 1866 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 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 24 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a son
#2
James Paschal Burnett
June 21, 1868 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 26 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 son
#3
Enos Sutherland Burnett
April 27, 1875 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Annie E Burnett
May 19, 1878 (Age 36 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 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
#5
Edward Burnett
August 23, 1881 (Age 39 years)

Death of a wifeElizabeth Ophelia Smith
September 6, 1881 (Age 39 years)

Death of a sonEdward Burnett
November 7, 1881 (Age 39 years)

Marriage of a childJames Paschal BurnettSusanna Melissa Elizabeth “Susie” ShemwellView this family
August 29, 1890 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Nora Alice Burnett
September 14, 1891 (Age 49 years)
Note: or September 24, 1891
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Martha Ophila Burnett
June 2, 1893 (Age 51 years)
Death August 13, 1893 (Age 51 years)

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Marriage: 1857
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