The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	March 29, 1860
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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) Alaska, USA 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) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
Marriage	Izora Vinena Shamel — View this family October 1, 1882 (Age 22 years) Laclede, Missouri, United States
Birth of a son #1	Jim A French April 24, 1884 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son #2	Earl French June 1887 (Age 27 years) Missouri, United States
Birth of a son #3	Mica V French December 15, 1889 (Age 29 years)
Death of a son	Mica V French December 29, 1890 (Age 30 years)
Death of a son	Jim A French January 9, 1891 (Age 30 years)
Death	December 8, 1897 (Age 37 years)
Burial	Competition Cemetery, Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mahala Barr Samuel French David French Elias French Richard French Birth: Pennsylvania, United States Death: Du Quoin, Perry, Ohio, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard French Samuel French David French Elias French Mahala Barr Birth: Ohio, United States Death:
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Verlinda Shamel John Richard French Lula Leota French Abijah Lee “Bige” French Roy Thomas French Robert Allen French Harry Clifford French Dora Dell French William Samuel French Samuel French Birth: April 12, 1847 — Ohio, United States Death: March 9, 1926 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amelia Priscillia Shamel Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French Liley M French Iva Dell French Unknown French Nova David French David French Birth: September 16, 1851 — Perry, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1928 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
9 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Izora Vinena Shamel Jim A French Earl French Mica V French Elias French Birth: March 29, 1860 Death: December 8, 1897

Family with Izora Vinena Shamel - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Izora Vinena Shamel Jim A French Earl French Mica V French Elias French Birth: March 29, 1860 Death: December 8, 1897
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elias French Jim A French Earl French Mica V French Izora Vinena Shamel Birth: February 27, 1863 40 39 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1914 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: October 1, 1882 — Laclede, Missouri, United States
19 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Jim A French Birth: April 24, 1884 24 21 Death: January 9, 1891
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Earl French Birth: June 1887 27 24 — Missouri, United States Death: November 28, 1945 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mica V French Birth: December 15, 1889 29 26 Death: December 29, 1890

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Richard French –
mother Parents (unknown)	Mahala Barr –
elder brother Family Nancy Verlinda Shamel John Richard French Lula Leota French Abijah Lee “Bige” French Roy Thomas French Robert Allen French Harry Clifford French Dora Dell French William Samuel French	Samuel French 1847–1926
brother Family (none)	Private
brother Family (none)	Private
brother Family (none)	Private
brother Family (none)	Private
elder brother Family Amelia Priscillia Shamel Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French Liley M French Iva Dell French Unknown French Nova David French	David French 1851–1928
himself Family Izora Vinena Shamel Jim A French Earl French Mica V French	Elias French 1860–1897
Family with Izora Vinena Shamel
himself Parents Richard French Mahala Barr	Elias French 1860–1897
wife Parents John Calvin Shamel Virlinda Nelson	Izora Vinena Shamel 1863–1914
son Family (none)	Jim A French 1884–1891
son Family (none)	Earl French 1887–1945
son Family (none)	Mica V French 1889–1890