The Shemwell Family

Amanda Lee WrightAge: 34 years18431877

Name
Amanda Lee Wright
Given names
Amanda Lee
Surname
Wright
Married name
Amanda Lee Shemwell
Married name
Amanda Lee Brown
Birth about 1843
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 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 14 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageMilous R “Miles” ShemwellView this family
July 19, 1860 (Age 17 years)
Census August 11, 1860 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Susan A “Susie” Shemwell
September 3, 1861 (Age 18 years)
Death of a husbandMilous R “Miles” Shemwell
October 3, 1862 (Age 19 years)
Note: Battle of Cornith-
MarriageLeroy Franklin BrownView this family
March 24, 1863 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 18 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 son
#2
Milas F Brown
about 1867 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 24 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 24 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 26 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
#3
William F Brown
April 1870 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert W Brown
about 1874 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Charity Lucinda Brown
July 31, 1876 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Sarah L Brown
about 1877 (on the date of death)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childDaniel Fletcher MooreSusan A “Susie” ShemwellView this family
August 25, 1879 (Age 36 years)
Death between 1877 and December 1879 (Age 34 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
7 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
5 years
herself
Family with Milous R “Miles” Shemwell - View this family
husband
Milous R “Miles” Shemwell
Birth: 1839 46 39North Carolina, United States
Death: October 3, 1862Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
herself
Marriage: July 19, 1860Randolph, Arkansas, United States
14 months
daughter
Family with Leroy Franklin Brown - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 24, 1863Randolph, Arkansas, United States
5 years
son
Milas F Brown
Birth: about 1867 34 24Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death:
3 years
son
William F Brown
Birth: April 1870 37 27Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death:
5 years
son
Robert W Brown
Birth: about 1874 41 31Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Charity Lucinda Brown
Birth: July 31, 1876 43 33Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 11, 1905Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
17 months
son
Sarah L Brown
Birth: about 1877 44 34Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death:
Leroy Franklin Brown + Belzora Valdora Ruff - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: December 24, 1879Ripley, Missouri, United States

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Milous R “Miles” Shemwell - Household

Randolph, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Milous R “Miles” Shemwellhead21MWfarmerNCY
Amanda Lee Shemwellwife16FWTNY