The Shemwell Family

Cornelius Brown McMillan1858

Name
Cornelius Brown McMillan
Given names
Cornelius Brown
Surname
McMillan
Birth about 1858 39 35
Death of a paternal grandfatherGilbert W McMillan
April 4, 1858
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
Birth of a brotherJames Brigham McMillan
about 1859 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a brotherFrank McMillan
about 1860 (Age 2 years)
Census June 22, 1860 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherHugh Lawrence McMillan
November 14, 1862 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterEleanor Jane McMillan
April 9, 1865 (Age 7 years)
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
Death of a motherSarah Ann Nichols
November 21, 1878 (Age 20 years)
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
Death of a fatherDaniel Gilbert McMillan
March 12, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Death of a brotherHugh Lawrence McMillan
November 21, 1893 (Age 35 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
Death of a brotherIsaac Francis McMillan
January 12, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Pulaski McMillan
April 1, 1902 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Elizabeth McMillan
August 26, 1902 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Gilbert McMillan
June 15, 1913 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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 sisterEleanor Jane McMillan
October 3, 1925 (Age 67 years)
Note: Father: Gilbert McMillan - Mother: Jane Nichol
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 83 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 92 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 88 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 14, 1843Stewart, Tennessee, United States
8 months
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
23 months
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Daniel Warren McMillan
Birth: about 1850 31 27Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
5 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Patrick Henry McMillan
Birth: about 1855 36 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
21 months
elder sister
Nancy Elizabeth McMillan
Birth: September 27, 1856 37 33Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 26, 1902Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
James Brigham McMillan
Birth: about 1859 40 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
Frank McMillan
Birth: about 1860 41 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Hugh Lawrence McMillan
Birth: November 14, 1862 43 39Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1893Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister

Cornelius Brown McMillan has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Gilbert McMillan - Household

Bowling Green Stewart TN

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Daniel McMillanhead41MWFarmerTN
Sallie McMillanwife36FWTN
John McMillanson16MWFarm laborerTN
William McMillanson14MWTN
Isaac McMillanson12MWTN
Daniel McMillanson10MWTN
Patrick McMillanson5MWTN
Elizabeth McMillandaughter3FWTN
Cornelius McMillanson1MWTN
James McMillanson1MWTN

Hugh is next door w/ John & Isaac Nichols