Elizabeth “Eliza” CampbellAge: 77 years1859–1937
- Name
- Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Campbell
- Married name
- Elizabeth Shemwell
- Married name
- Elizabeth Dever
- Nickname
- Eliza
 Birth | April 15, 1859 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 23 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 7 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 7 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 9 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#1 | Samuel Shemwell about 1877 (Age 17 years) |
 Civil marriage | James H Shemwell — View this family June 9, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a husband | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Burial of a husband | James H Shemwell April 5, 1900 (Age 40 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 41 years) Note: Living Alone |
| Civil marriage | Lynn M Dever — View this family October 1, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/ |
| Death of a husband | Lynn M Dever January 31, 1925 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | April 14, 1937 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Family with James H Shemwell |
| husband |
James H Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1849 33 20 — Illinois, United States Death: April 5, 1900 |
| herself |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell Birth: April 15, 1859 — Missouri, United States Death: April 14, 1937 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 9, 1878 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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-5 months son |
Samuel Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 17 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Lynn M Dever |
| husband |
Lynn M Dever Birth: April 14, 1862 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1925 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell Birth: April 15, 1859 — Missouri, United States Death: April 14, 1937 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 1, 1901 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| James H Shemwell + Lucy E Mitchell |
| husband |
James H Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1849 33 20 — Illinois, United States Death: April 5, 1900 |
| husband’s wife |
Lucy E Mitchell Death: April 2, 1878 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 31, 1871 — Pope, Illinois, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James H. Shemwell - Household
St. James, Mississippi, Missouri
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| Census | Living Alone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Eliza Campbell - Household
Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
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