The Shemwell Family

Eldridge Howard BransonAge: 31 years18661898

Name
Eldridge Howard Branson
Given names
Eldridge Howard
Surname
Branson
Birth December 8, 1866 26 26
Birth of a brotherHoward H Branson
1867 (Age 24 days)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 days)
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 days)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherShamuel H Branson
1869 (Age 2 years)

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
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 3 years)
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
Birth of a sisterMary C Branson
December 5, 1879 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherShemwell Parham
before 1880 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherChristiana Gibbons
after 1880 (Age 13 years)
Death of a sisterMary C Branson
March 8, 1890 (Age 23 years)
Death March 1, 1898 (Age 31 years)
Burial
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father
mother
Marriage: 1862
2 years
elder brother
Henry F Branson
Birth: 1863 22 23Gasconade, Missouri, United States
Death:
4 years
himself
Eldridge Howard Branson
Birth: December 8, 1866 26 26Missouri, United States
Death: March 1, 1898Clinton, Texas, Missouri, United States
13 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
11 years
younger sister
Mary C Branson
Birth: December 5, 1879 39 39Texas, Missouri, United States
Death: March 8, 1890Texas, Missouri, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Isaac O Branson - Household

Texas, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Branson, Isaac Ohead28MWfarmerMO
Branson, Elva Hwife30FWTN
Branson, Henry Fson7MWMO
Branson, Eldridge Hson4MWMO
Branson, Shamuel Wson6 monthsMWMO