The Shemwell Family

Lena Leota SpillmanAge: 41 years18601901

Name
Lena Leota Spillman
Given names
Lena Leota
Surname
Spillman
Married name
Lena Leota Shamel
Birth July 1860
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 months)

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 6 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 6 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 8 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Religious marriageJohn Calvin Shamel Jr.View this family
April 8, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Claude DeVault Shamel
October 7, 1880 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Corrinne B “Corra” Shamel
May 25, 1883 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Anna M Shamel
November 25, 1887 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Owen Shamel
May 7, 1889 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonOwen Shamel
1892 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a son
#5
Ray Wallbridge Shamel
January 25, 1894 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Jennings Bryan Shamel
May 31, 1896 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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
John Wallace Shamel
March 24, 1899 (Age 38 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 39 years)
Death September 23, 1901 (Age 41 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lebanon Cemetery
Family with John Calvin Shamel Jr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 8, 1880Laclede, Missouri, United States
6 months
son
Claude DeVault Shamel
Birth: October 7, 1880 26 20Missouri, United States
Death: January 23, 1963San Luis Obispo, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Corrinne B “Corra” Shamel
Birth: May 25, 1883 28 22Missouri, United States
Death: January 15, 1963San Luis Obispo, California, United States
5 years
daughter
Anna M Shamel
Birth: November 25, 1887 33 27Missouri, United States
Death: March 1982California, United States
17 months
son
Owen Shamel
Birth: May 7, 1889 34 28Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: 1892
5 years
son
Ray Wallbridge Shamel
Birth: January 25, 1894 39 33Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1978San Luis Obispo, California, United States
2 years
son
Jennings Bryan Shamel
Birth: May 31, 1896 41 35Missouri, United States
Death: April 17, 1992San Marcos, San Diego, California, United States
3 years
son

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Calvin Shamel Jr. - Household

Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shamel, John CheadWMAug185544M20KYSCKYFarmer
Shamel, Lena LwifeWFJul186039M2086MOVANY
Shamel, Claude DsonWMOct188019SMOKYMO
Shamel, Corra BdaughterWFMay188317SMOKYMO
Shamel, Annie MdaughterWFNov188712SMOKYMOAt School
Shamel, Ray WsonWMNov18936SMOKYMO
Shamel, Jennings BsonWMMay18964SMOKYMO
Shamel, John WsonWMMar18991SMOKYMO