The Shemwell Family

Benjamin F BaldwinAge: 65 years18631929

Name
Benjamin F Baldwin
Given names
Benjamin F
Surname
Baldwin
Birth March 23, 1863 30 29
MarriageCharlotte Bell “Lottie” RyanView this family
unknown

Census
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 sisterSusan Alice Baldwin
1866 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 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 3 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 5 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 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 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 17 years)
Birth of a sisterAlice Baldwin
1881 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Lambert Baldwin
August 19, 1884 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherJosephus M Baldwin
1898 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 motherFrances “Frankie” Lambert
before 1900 (Age 36 years)
Note: Husband is listed as a Widow in 1900 Census
Death of a fatherWilliam Edgar Baldwin
March 3, 1907 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Baldwin
1916 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a wifeCharlotte Bell “Lottie” Ryan
August 5, 1917 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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/
Death March 4, 1929 (Age 65 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 11, 1853Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
elder brother
23 months
elder brother
John Alexander Baldwin
Birth: November 29, 1856 24 22Rosendale, Andrew, Missouri, United States
Death: March 30, 1943Rook, Kansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
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 Charlotte Bell “Lottie” Ryan - View this family
himself
Benjamin F Baldwin
Birth: March 23, 1863 30 29Iowa, United States
Death: March 4, 1929Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Charlotte Bell “Lottie” Ryan
Birth: November 1879Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: August 5, 1917Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage:

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