The Shemwell Family

Sarah Oxsheer WorthingtonAge: 44 years18571901

Name
Sarah Oxsheer Worthington
Given names
Sarah Oxsheer
Surname
Worthington
Married name
Sarah Oxsheer Orme
Birth April 21, 1857
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
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 9 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 9 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 11 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 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageNicholas Spring OrmeView this family
August 1, 1880 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Gertrude “Gertie” Orme
March 25, 1881 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Wed Orme
October 14, 1882 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Addie Ann Orme
April 18, 1885 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#4
William Melvin Orme
May 14, 1887 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Vernon Crocket Orme
April 9, 1889 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lola Sarah Orme
June 29, 1892 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a daughter
#7
Jewel Violet Orme
1897 (Age 39 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 daughter
#8
Lena Orme
August 14, 1900 (Age 43 years)

Death July 24, 1901 (Age 44 years)
Family with Nicholas Spring Orme - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 1, 1880Tennessee, United States
8 months
daughter
Gertrude “Gertie” Orme
Birth: March 25, 1881 24 23Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1959
19 months
son
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
William Melvin Orme
Birth: May 14, 1887 30 30Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1975
13 years
daughter
-3 years
daughter
-5 years
daughter
-3 years
son
Vernon Crocket Orme
Birth: April 9, 1889 32 31Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1957Kansas, United States