The Shemwell Family

Josephus M BaldwinAge: 43 years18551898

Name
Josephus M Baldwin
Given names
Josephus M
Surname
Baldwin
Birth 1855 22 21
MarriageMary Olive AshtonView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherJohn Alexander Baldwin
November 29, 1856 (Age 22 months)
Census
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterCatherine Baldwin
1860 (Age 5 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1870 Census
Census July 11, 1860 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLieuvisa “Louisa” Stephenson
April 20, 1862 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin F Baldwin
March 23, 1863 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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
Birth of a sisterSusan Alice Baldwin
1866 (Age 11 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 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 12 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 14 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 15 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 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 17, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a sisterAlice Baldwin
1881 (Age 26 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Lambert Baldwin
August 19, 1884 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 1898 (Age 43 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 11, 1853Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
himself
23 months
younger brother
John Alexander Baldwin
Birth: November 29, 1856 24 22Rosendale, Andrew, Missouri, United States
Death: March 30, 1943Rook, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin F Baldwin
Birth: March 23, 1863 30 29Iowa, United States
Death: March 4, 1929Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
16 years
younger sister
Alice Baldwin
Birth: 1881 48 47Missouri, United States
Death: 1916Kansas, United States
Family with Mary Olive Ashton - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Olive Ashton
Birth: March 28, 1865Iowa, United States
Death: March 7, 1953Cross Timers, Hickory, Missouri, United States
Marriage:

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Edgar Baldwin - Household

Jackson, Andrew, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Baldwinhead27MWFarmer450INx
Frances Baldwinwife24FWIN
Josephus Baldwinson5MWIA
Jno Baldwinson2MWMO
Jno Lambertbrother-in-law21MWFarmerIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Edgar Baldwin - Household

Benton, Holt, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Baldwin, Williamhead38MWFarmer50002000IN
Baldwin, Franceswife36FWKeeping HouseIN
Baldwin, Josephusson15MWIA
Baldwin, Johnson12MWMO
Baldwin, Benjaminson7MWIA
Baldwin, Alicedaughter4FWMO
Baldwin, Catherinedaughter10FWMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Edgar Baldwin - Household

Lincoln, Atchison, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Baldwin, WilliamWM47headFarmerINKYIN
Baldwin, FrancesWF46wifeInvalidxINKYKY
Baldwin, JosephusWM25sonWork on FarmIAININ
Baldwin, Benjamin FWM17sonWork on FarmxIAININ
Baldwin, Susan AWF14daughterHouse KeepingxMOININ

CensusMissouri State - Census transcript - William Edgar Baldwin - Household

Holt, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Baldwin, WmheadMW46 to 100
Baldwin, LambywifeFW21 to 45
Baldwin, JosephussonMW18 to 21
Baldwin, JohnsonMW18 to 21
Baldwin, BenjsonMW10 to 18
Baldwin, SusandaughterFW19 to 17