The Shemwell Family

Mary Jane LylesAge: 59 years18511910

Name
Mary Jane Lyles
Given names
Mary Jane
Surname
Lyles
Married name
Mary Jane Reed
Birth January 14, 1851
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 10 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 15 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 15 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 17 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 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJames Winfred ReedView this family
March 16, 1879 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#1
J S Reed
February 8, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonJ S Reed
March 8, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Luther Reed
about 1883 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bertha Reed
December 21, 1883 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Clifton Reed
September 30, 1885 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Pearl Reed
October 16, 1888 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Almira Reed
September 26, 1890 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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
Marriage of a childClifton ReedNina Mae ColeView this family
October 21, 1906 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Hazel Reed
October 14, 1908 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Hester Reed
March 15, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Death April 1, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Family with James Winfred Reed - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 16, 1879Marshall, Kentucky, United States
23 months
son
J S Reed
Birth: February 8, 1881 28 30Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 1881Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Luther Reed
Birth: about 1883 30 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1958Marshall, Kentucky, United States
1 year
daughter
21 months
son
Clifton Reed
Birth: September 30, 1885 33 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 10, 1949Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
Almira Reed
Birth: September 26, 1890 38 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 15, 1973Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States

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