The Shemwell Family

Winston Cary WinstonAge: 71 years18481919

Name
Winston Cary Winston
Given names
Winston Cary
Surname
Winston
Birth 1848
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 19 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 19 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 21 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 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageLucy Ann GrayView this family
November 19, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lucy Gray “Lou” Winston
March 27, 1886 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Daniel Morgan Winston
August 11, 1895 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 1, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childLeeland Stanford ClapperLucy Gray “Lou” WinstonView this family
June 30, 1915 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel Morgan WinstonRuby Elverta ClapperView this family
January 21, 1916 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Dale Dewett Clapper
October 21, 1916 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#2
Joseph Merriweather Winston
July 11, 1917 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 70 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Wilma Winston
April 19, 1919 (Age 71 years)
Death July 7, 1919 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with Lucy Ann Gray - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 19, 1880Fremont, Iowa, United States
5 years
daughter
Lucy Gray “Lou” Winston
Birth: March 27, 1886 38 19Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: December 4, 1952Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
9 years
son

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Winston Cary Winston - Household

Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Winston, William CheadWMFeb184752M19VAVAVAFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Winston, Lucy AwifeWFJul186633M1977MOCTILYesYesYes
Winston, JamessonWMMar188416SIAVAMOFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Winston, Lucy GdaughterWFMar188614SIAVAMOAt school5
Winston, Bessie LdaughterWFSept188811SKSVAMOAt School8
Winston, William CsonWMNov18927SKSVAMO
Winston, Daniel MsonWMAug18954SIAVAMO
Winston, Henry CsonWMApr18982SIaVAMO