The Shemwell Family

Florria Jane MaxwellAge: 50 years18651915

Name
Florria Jane Maxwell
Given names
Florria Jane
Surname
Maxwell
Married name
Florria Jane Brown
Also known as
Flora Jane Maxwell
Birth January 11, 1865 28 24
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
Birth of a brotherZachariah T Maxwell
about 1865
Marriage of a parentHezekiah HarringtonBelfame “Bell” JohnsonView this family
Type: Civil marriage
February 8, 1867 (Age 2 years)
Death of a fatherJohn W Maxwell
about 1867 (Age 23 months)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 23 months)
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 23 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-sisterMary Ann “Mollie” Harrington
December 1868 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 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 12, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-sisterBellzora A Harrington
July 1871 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherDempsey Hezekiah Harrington
March 22, 1873 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNellie Eldora Harrington
October 20, 1875 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 15 years)
MarriageSamuel D BrownView this family
July 10, 1881 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherElbert Morley Harrington
October 10, 1882 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnna McGehee
about 1884 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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
Death of a motherBelfame “Bell” Johnson
1900 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherZachariah T Maxwell
October 29, 1914 (Age 49 years)

Death June 20, 1915 (Age 50 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 20, 1857Conway, Arkansas, United States
19 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Pinkney Maxwell
Birth: about 1861 24 20Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death:
17 months
elder brother
3 years
herself
Florria Jane Maxwell
Birth: January 11, 1865 28 24Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 20, 1915Conway, Arkansas, United States
1 year
brother
Mother’s family with Hezekiah Harrington - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: February 8, 1867Conway, Arkansas, United States
23 months
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
21 months
half-brother
3 years
half-sister
7 years
half-brother
Family with Samuel D Brown - View this family
husband
herself
Florria Jane Maxwell
Birth: January 11, 1865 28 24Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 20, 1915Conway, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: July 10, 1881Conway, Arkansas, United States

Florria Jane Maxwell has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Hezekiah Harrington - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Harrington, Hhead46MWFarmerTN
Harrington, Bellfimewife30FWKeeping HouseMO
Maxwell, Alfare11FWAt HomeARXX
Maxwell, Pinkney9MWAt HomeAR
Maxwell, Thomas7MWAt HomeAR
Maxwell, Zachariah5MWAt HomeAR
Maxwell, Jane5FWAt HomeAR
Harrington, Marydaughter1FWAt HomeAR

All kids listed as Herringtons - Only Mary is his. -b

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Hezekiah Harrington - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Harrington, HezekiahWM55headMFarmerTNNCNC
Maxwell, BelfameWF40wifeMKeeping HouseMOGA
Maxwell, Flora JWF15daughterSMOTNMO
Harrington, Mary AWF11daughterSARTNMO
Harrington, Bellzora AWF9daughterSARTNMO
Harrington, HezekiahWM5sonSARTNMO
Harrington, Nella EWF3daughterSARTNMO