The Shemwell Family

Peter Paul Winthrop LeinneweberAge: 51 years18541906

Name
Peter Paul Winthrop Leinneweber
Given names
Peter Paul Winthrop
Surname
Leinneweber
Birth April 1854 30 16

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 7 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 12 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 12 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 14 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
MarriageMelissa Jane WhitleyView this family
December 25, 1874 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Claude Leinneweber
July 29, 1876 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#2
Laura Frances Leinneweber
February 12, 1882 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Josie Leinneweber
April 1885 (Age 31 years)

Death of a fatherGeorge Leinneweber
November 6, 1886 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Louella May Leinneweber
May 13, 1888 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Nora Leinneweber
November 1890 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a son
#6
Willie Leinneweber
March 1893 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Katie Lucrecia Leinneweber
October 2, 1896 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a son
#7
Johnnie Leinneweber
March 1897 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Cora Mae Leinneweber
January 12, 1898 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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 granddaughter
#3
Tinnie Jane Leinneweber
March 22, 1899 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Winthrop Leinneweber
1900 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mary Ophelia Leinneweber
January 28, 1905 (Age 50 years)

Death 1906 (Age 51 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: Clark, Arkansas, United States
himself
Family with Melissa Jane Whitley - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 25, 1874San Marcos, Hays, Texas, United States
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