The Shemwell Family

Sarah E McMillan1863

Name
Sarah E McMillan
Given names
Sarah E
Surname
McMillan
Birth 1863 38 29
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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
Birth of a sisterMargaret X “Maggie” McMillan
1865 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterJulia A McMillan
October 5, 1867 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 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 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterElenora McMillan
1869 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 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
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret McLeod
1878 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 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 sisterElenora McMillan
before 1880 (Age 17 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel McMillan
after 1891 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 motherSarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Tomlinson
April 22, 1916 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 66 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 sisterMary McMillan
April 14, 1932 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Double Pneumonia
Death of a brotherDr. William Hugh McMillan
December 16, 1934 (Age 71 years)
Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia
Death of a sisterJulia A McMillan
October 3, 1935 (Age 72 years)
Cause: coronary thrombosis
Burial of a sisterJulia A McMillan
October 4, 1935 (Age 72 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 sisterMargaret X “Maggie” McMillan
April 15, 1948 (Age 85 years)
Death of a brotherDaniel Baker McMillan
April 22, 1953 (Age 90 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 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 83 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

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father
mother
Marriage: December 12, 1852Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder sister
Mary McMillan
Birth: December 7, 1853 29 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 14, 1932Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Nancy C McMillan
Birth: 1856 31 22Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
elder brother
Dr. William Hugh McMillan
Birth: July 29, 1859 34 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 1934Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder brother
3 years
herself
Sarah E McMillan
Birth: 1863 38 29Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Margaret X “Maggie” McMillan
Birth: 1865 40 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 15, 1948Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Julia A McMillan
Birth: October 5, 1867 42 34Tennessee, United States
Death: October 3, 1935Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Elenora McMillan
Birth: 1869 44 35Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1880Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

Sarah E McMillan has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Daniel McMillan - Household

Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Daniel McMillan41MWFarmerTN
Sarah McMillan36FWKeeping houseTN
Mary McMillan16FWAt HomeTN
Nancy McMillan14FWAt HomeTN
William McMillan11MWTN
Daniel McMillan9MWTN
Sarah McMillan7FWTN
Margaret McMillan5FWTN
Julia McMillan3FWTN
Elenora McMillan1FWTN
Margaret McMillan77FWNC

Notes: There are 2 Daniel McMillans on this page

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Daniel McMillan - Household

Houston Tn.

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Daniel McMillanWM56headM-FarmerTNNCNC
S E McMillanWF47wifeM-Keeping houseTNTNTN
N C McMillanWF24daughterS-TNTNTN
W H McMillanWM20sonS-Works on farmTNTNTN
D B McMillanWM19sonS-Works on farmTNTNTN
S E McMillanWF17daughterS-TNTNTN
Margaret McMillanWF15daughterS-TNTNTN
J A McMillanWF12daughterS-TNTNTN