The Shemwell Family

William Harrison Yarbourgh1849

Name
William Harrison Yarbourgh
Given names
William Harrison
Surname
Yarbourgh
Birth November 11, 1849 39 32

Birth of a brotherSamuel Milton Yarbourgh
September 29, 1851 (Age 22 months)

Birth of a brotherAlbert Lovelace Yarbourgh
September 2, 1853 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a sisterMary Frances “Fannie” Yarbourgh
October 29, 1855 (Age 5 years)

Death of a sisterJemima Jane Yarborough
January 18, 1857 (Age 7 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

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 brotherIsaac Green Yarbourgh
February 1, 1860 (Age 10 years)

Birth of a sisterLaura Amelia Yarbourgh
July 6, 1862 (Age 12 years)

Death of a brotherRobert Alexander Yarborough
November 19, 1862 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a brotherCharles Allison Yarbourgh
May 5, 1864 (Age 14 years)
Address: Battle of the Wilderness
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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 sisterLaura Amelia Yarbourgh
April 16, 1877 (Age 27 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 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 fatherCharles Yarborough
July 17, 1879 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherMary Polly Serene Womack
May 18, 1896 (Age 46 years)
MarriageIrena Louisa KinleyView this family
February 24, 1897 (Age 47 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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 wifeIrena Louisa Kinley
April 4, 1922 (Age 72 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Thomas Yarbourgh
1925 (Age 75 years)

Death of a brotherSamuel Milton Yarbourgh
December 6, 1926 (Age 77 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 79 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
Death of a brotherJames Knox Yarbourgh
June 29, 1938 (Age 88 years)

Death of a brotherAlbert Lovelace Yarbourgh
February 12, 1939 (Age 89 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 92 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
Death of a brotherIsaac Green Yarbourgh
May 26, 1946 (Age 96 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 100 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 96 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
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Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 10, 1833Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
15 months
elder sister
20 months
elder brother
Robert Alexander Yarborough
Birth: August 17, 1836 25 18Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 19, 1862Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder brother
22 months
elder sister
18 months
elder sister
21 months
elder brother
Charles Allison Yarbourgh
Birth: March 3, 1844 33 26North Carolina, United States
Death: May 5, 1864Virginia, United States
21 months
elder brother
21 months
elder brother
2 years
himself
23 months
younger brother
23 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Family with Irena Louisa Kinley - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 24, 1897