The Shemwell Family

Ella Van EveryAge: 24 years18671891

Name
Ella Van Every
Given names
Ella
Surname
Van Every
Married name
Ella Cates
Birth March 25, 1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
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 months)

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 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageDr. Horace Getchell CatesView this family
May 16, 1888 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Barker Cates
May 9, 1889 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ella Margaret Cates
July 23, 1890 (Age 23 years)
Death May 26, 1891 (Age 24 years)
Family with Dr. Horace Getchell Cates - View this family
husband
herself
Ella Van Every
Birth: March 25, 1867Missouri, United States
Death: May 26, 1891Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: May 16, 1888Los Angeles, California, United States
1 year
son
Charles Barker Cates
Birth: May 9, 1889 25 22Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: October 26, 1961Santa Cruz, California, United States
14 months
daughter
Ella Margaret Cates
Birth: July 23, 1890 27 23Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: August 24, 1949Los Angeles, California, United States
Dr. Horace Getchell Cates + Mary Ellen Bicknell - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Mary Ellen Bicknell
Birth: December 3, 1872 34 37Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: July 17, 1955Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: June 15, 1895Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
17 months
step-daughter
Mildred Nancy Cates
Birth: October 30, 1896 33 23Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: October 28, 1981Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States
7 years
step-son
Horace Bicknell Cates
Birth: September 20, 1903 40 30Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: March 12, 1978Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
step-daughter
Mary Edna Cates
Birth: June 12, 1908 45 35Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: April 23, 1993Coronado, San Diego, California, United States
22 months
step-son
Barker Trask Cates
Birth: April 24, 1910 46 37Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: November 15, 1990Placer, California, United States