Louisa J “Louise” BowersAge: 80 years1860–1940
- Name
- Louisa J “Louise” Bowers
- Given names
- Louisa J
- Nickname
- Louise
- Surname
- Bowers
- Married name
- Louisa J Shemwell
 Birth | July 1860 29 29 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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)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)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 | Lewis T Shemwell — View this family about 1893 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 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 56 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 57 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 27, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 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 |
| Census | May 1, 1930 (Age 69 years) |
 Death of a husband | Lewis T Shemwell April 16, 1934 (Age 73 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Lewis T Shemwell April 18, 1934 (Age 73 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Locust Creek Cemetery |
 Death | November 10, 1940 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Locust Creek Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James J Bowers Birth: January 1831 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Jane E Carpenter Birth: January 1831 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Louisa J “Louise” Bowers Birth: July 1860 29 29 — Illinois, United States Death: November 10, 1940 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Lewis T Shemwell |
| husband |
Lewis T Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1860 41 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1934 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Louisa J “Louise” Bowers Birth: July 1860 29 29 — Illinois, United States Death: November 10, 1940 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: about 1893 — |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Louis T Shemwell - Household
Beaucoup, Washington, Illinois
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Louis T Shemwell - Household
Raccoon, Marion, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Louis T Shemwell - Household
Country Road Ashley, Washington, Illinois
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