The Shemwell Family

Delilah Belle “Lila” NealAge: 53 years18581912

Name
Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal
Given names
Delilah Belle
Nickname
Lila
Surname
Neal
Married name
Delilah Belle McGinnis
Birth October 2, 1858 28 28
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 brotherRev. Virgil Crittenden Neal
September 4, 1862 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Charles Neal
about 1862 (Age 3 years)
Note: Alternate death date - after 1900
Death of a motherLucinda A Hall
after 1862 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Shemwell
March 18, 1876 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Hall
December 8, 1878 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames William McGinnisView this family
October 23, 1883 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lora E McGinnis
November 1884 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Fannie Eunice McGinnis
April 26, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nina McGinnis
April 16, 1890 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Willie McGinnis
January 1892 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a son
#5
Neal McGinnis
October 2, 1894 (Age 36 years)

Death of a sonNeal McGinnis
April 12, 1895 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a son
#6
Thomas Earl McGinnis
January 10, 1898 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Birth of a son
#7
Harold E McGinnis
1901 (Age 42 years)

Death of a daughterLora E McGinnis
January 26, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Burial of a daughterLora E McGinnis
January 27, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Death August 8, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Cause of death: Abscess of Liver
Burial August 9, 1912 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 5, 1851Todd, Kentucky, United States
brother
elder brother
John Edward Neal
Birth: March 30, 1852 22 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Joseph Neal
Birth: 1855 25 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1857Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder brother
James Thomas Neal
Birth: March 1856 26 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1952Sumner, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
4 years
younger brother
Family with James William McGinnis - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 23, 1883Logan, Kentucky, United States
13 months
daughter
Lora E McGinnis
Birth: November 1884 23 26
Death: January 26, 1912Logan, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Fannie Eunice McGinnis
Birth: April 26, 1888 26 29Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 10, 1947Unicoi, Unicoi, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Nina McGinnis
Birth: April 16, 1890 28 31Auburn, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 4, 1951Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
22 months
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
son
4 years
son