The Shemwell Family

Rev. Virgil Crittenden NealAge: 77 years18621940

Name
Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal
Name prefix
Rev.
Given names
Virgil Crittenden
Surname
Neal
Birth September 4, 1862 32 32
Death of a fatherWilliam Charles Neal
about 1862
Note: Alternate death date - after 1900
Death of a motherLucinda A Hall
after 1862 (Age )
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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 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 4 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 6 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 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Hall
December 8, 1878 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageEffie Euphemia GillumView this family
September 4, 1883 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Maude Lee Neal
June 28, 1884 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ancel Clyde Neal
March 25, 1887 (Age 24 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
Census July 7, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Robert YoungMaude Lee NealView this family
February 1, 1905 (Age 42 years)

Note: I.T.
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterDelilah Belle “Lila” Neal
August 8, 1912 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Abscess of Liver
Burial of a sisterDelilah Belle “Lila” Neal
August 9, 1912 (Age 49 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Marriage of a childAncel Clyde NealLeela Maney BryanView this family
November 29, 1914 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ancel Bryan Neal
September 6, 1915 (Age 53 years)
Death of a grandsonAncel Bryan Neal
May 25, 1916 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 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 55 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Barbara Lee Neal
September 23, 1920 (Age 58 years)
Death of a daughterMaude Lee Neal
July 23, 1929 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 67 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a wifeEffie Euphemia Gillum
April 28, 1937 (Age 74 years)
Death February 3, 1940 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmwood 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
elder sister
4 years
himself
Family with Effie Euphemia Gillum - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 4, 1883Kentucky, United States
10 months
daughter
Maude Lee Neal
Birth: June 28, 1884 21 21Kentucky, United States
Death: July 23, 1929Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Ancel Clyde Neal
Birth: March 25, 1887 24 24Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 1969Conway, Arkansas, United States

Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal has 29 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal - Household

Auburn, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Neal, Virgil CheadWMSep186237M17KYKYKYFarmer
Neal, Effie EwifeWFDec186237M1722KYKYKY
Neal, MaudedaughterWFJun188415SKYKYKY
Neal, Ancel CsonWMMar188713SKYKYKYFarm Laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal - Household

1832 N. 12th Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Neal, V CheadMW47M126KYKYKYPastorChurch
Neal, ElliewifeFW47M12622KYKYKY
Neal, ClydesonMW23SKYKYKYClerkOffice

Note
Notes of Jean Young Kent