The Shemwell Family

Eliza Jane RhodeAge: 42 years18621905

Name
Eliza Jane Rhode
Given names
Eliza Jane
Surname
Rhode
Married name
Eliza Jane Timson
Birth March 14, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageOliver TimsonView this family
September 23, 1891 (Age 29 years)
Note: Marriage info found on FAG site
Birth of a daughter
#1
Maggie Muriel Timson
November 30, 1893 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 38 years)
Death March 5, 1905 (Age 42 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tabor Cemetery
Family with Oliver Timson - View this family
husband
Oliver Timson
Birth: February 6, 1860Newton, Buchanan, Iowa, United States
Death: August 3, 1941Tabor, Mills, Iowa, United States
herself
Eliza Jane Rhode
Birth: March 14, 1862Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: March 5, 1905Fremont, Iowa, United States
Marriage: September 23, 1891Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
2 years
daughter

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info found on FAG site
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Oliver Timson - Household

Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Timson, OliverheadWMFeb186040M8IAVTMSFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Timson, Eliza JwifeWFMar186238M855IAINKYYesYesYes
Timson, Benjamin CsonWMJul18927SIAIAIA
Timson, ErlsonWMNov18936SIAIAIA
Timson, Maggie MdaughterWFNov18936SIAIAIA
Timson, Alta RdaughterWFSep18954SIAIAIA
Timson, Joseph DsonWMAug18972SIAIAIA
Rhode, Walter Wbrother-in-lawWMAug186435SIAINKYYesYesYesOMF
Kennedy, AbeboarderWMAug186930SMOPACanadaFarm Laborer0YesYesYes