The Shemwell Family

J W MossierAge: 7 years18611868

Name
J W Mossier
Given names
J W
Surname
Mossier
Birth 1861 22 22

Birth of a brotherT S Mossier
1863 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a brotherGeorge A Mossier
1865 (Age 4 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherSpencer Keelin
March 2, 1865 (Age 4 years)

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
Death of a brotherT S Mossier
1866 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a brotherJames F Mossier
1867 (Age 6 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 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 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death 1868 (Age 7 years)

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Marriage: July 11, 1858
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younger brother
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younger brother
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younger brother
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younger brother
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younger brother
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younger brother
3 years
younger sister

J W Mossier has 35 first cousins recorded