The Shemwell Family

Isaac Newton ThurmanAge: 68 years18381906

Name
Isaac Newton Thurman
Given names
Isaac Newton
Surname
Thurman
Birth February 23, 1838

MarriageSarah Jane ParhamView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)

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 son
#1
William Rainey Thurman
September 27, 1861 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Curtis Thurman
September 10, 1864 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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
Birth of a daughter
#3
Hester Elizabeth Thurman
January 7, 1867 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 28 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 28 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#4
Annie Jane Thurman
May 14, 1869 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 30 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
Birth of a son
#5
Stephen Landon Thurman
October 12, 1873 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Leonidas Marcus “Lee” Thurman
October 12, 1873 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#7
Isaac Emmett Thurman
August 15, 1879 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Emmett PittsHester Elizabeth ThurmanView this family
estimated 1882 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Litton Thomas Thurman
February 2, 1884 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Curtis ThurmanMartha Louise HallView this family
about 1884 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Leila Lee Thurman
January 16, 1885 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Isaac Maylon Thurman
August 5, 1889 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Sallie Laura Thurman
October 29, 1891 (Age 53 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Jane Parham
October 29, 1893 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Gordon H Thurman
March 27, 1896 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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 grandson
#5
Steven Rhea Thurman
October 27, 1898 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childWalter Gray TaylorAnnie Jane ThurmanView this family
estimated 1898 (Age 59 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6
Allen Gwyn Thurman
April 3, 1904 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childIsaac Emmett ThurmanMartha Ann “Mattie” AlfredView this family
August 13, 1905 (Age 67 years)
Death September 9, 1906 (Age 68 years)

Family with Sarah Jane Parham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son
William Rainey Thurman
Birth: September 27, 1861 23 19Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 17, 1943Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
Hester Elizabeth Thurman
Birth: January 7, 1867 28 24Melvine, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 19, 1951Falling Water, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Annie Jane Thurman
Birth: May 14, 1869 31 26Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 5, 1941Rhea, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Stephen Landon Thurman
Birth: October 12, 1873 35 31Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1947Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
son
Leonidas Marcus “Lee” Thurman
Birth: October 12, 1873 35 31Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1947Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
6 years
son
Isaac Emmett Thurman
Birth: August 15, 1879 41 37Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 30, 1957Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
5 years
son
Litton Thomas Thurman
Birth: February 2, 1884 45 41Evansville, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 29, 1963Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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