George Franklin ConnellAge: 76 years1849–1925
- Name
- George Franklin Connell
- Given names
- George Franklin
- Surname
- Connell
 Birth | May 25, 1849 42 26 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)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 11 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 17 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 17 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Nancy Ann Shemwell — View this family June 25, 1869 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Alice Connell July 10, 1871 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | … Connell about 1874 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Georgia Florence Connell September 9, 1875 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a son | … Connell February 1877 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Merton “Jim” Connell October 8, 1877 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 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 14, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
 Occupation | Cooper 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell March 29, 1882 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Frederick Connell July 16, 1884 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | George W Connell about 1884 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Nettie Pansy Connell July 24, 1886 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan — Mary Alice Connell — View this family May 24, 1888 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Paul McMillan June 10, 1889 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Annie Alice McMillan December 1891 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Leo Frank McMillan January 1, 1893 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joe Newberry — Georgia Florence Connell — View this family 1893 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Eula Lurlene “Dink” McMillan February 1896 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 | Charles Merton “Charlie” McMillan February 4, 1900 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lois Darling McMillan June 9, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Sallie Irene McMillan September 8, 1907 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Merton “Jim” Connell — Callie C Lavender — View this family November 25, 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Erma Avalene Knight December 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Frederick Connell — Maude Reynolds — View this family January 3, 1910 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Erma Avalene Knight August 23, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Harmon Frank Connell January 30, 1911 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Harry Vernon McMillan April 25, 1911 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Raymond Leslie Connell June 5, 1914 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Randle Maurice McMillan August 20, 1914 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Ruth Mineola “Dot” McMillan August 20, 1914 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Annie Alice McMillan 1923 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | August 14, 1925 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George W Connell Birth: about 1807 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1884 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lucinda Felts Birth: about 1823 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
George Franklin Connell Birth: May 25, 1849 42 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1925 |
| Family with Nancy Ann Shemwell |
| himself |
George Franklin Connell Birth: May 25, 1849 42 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1925 |
| wife |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1869 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Alice Connell Birth: July 10, 1871 22 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1959 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
… Connell Birth: about 1874 24 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 1877 — Tennessee, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Georgia Florence Connell Birth: September 9, 1875 26 24 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1954 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
James Merton “Jim” Connell Birth: October 8, 1877 28 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1942 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell Birth: March 29, 1882 32 31 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 13, 1926 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Thomas Frederick Connell Birth: July 16, 1884 35 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 31, 1958 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nettie Pansy Connell Birth: July 24, 1886 37 35 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1955 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 12, Danville P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Ridge Road Houston, Tennessee
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