The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth PulleyAge: 10 years18691880

Name
Elizabeth Pulley
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Pulley
Birth November 1869 21 18
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Carolyn Williams
between 1868 and 1870
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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
Birth of a sisterCelia Elmore “Cecie” Pulley
1870 (Age 2 months)
Census July 15, 1870 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Virgil Pulley
May 12, 1871 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Ann Pulley
September 7, 1873 (Age 3 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Pulley
1875 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherCelia Elmore
1875 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Henry Pulley
August 29, 1876 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Thomas “Pop” Pulley
March 10, 1878 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death before 1880 (Age 10 years)
Note: Not with family in 1880 census, would have only been 10 or 11. No other data currently available - Assumed death before census taken. -b
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 12, 1868Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
herself
Elizabeth Pulley
Birth: November 1869 21 18Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1880Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger sister
16 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
John Henry Pulley
Birth: August 29, 1876 28 25Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 2, 1891Houston, Tennessee, United States
18 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Lida Mae Pulley
Birth: May 8, 1880 32 28Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1880Houston, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger sister
Lorana “Lula” Pulley
Birth: June 25, 1885 37 33Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 18, 1907Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Robert Clyde Pulley
Birth: June 1888 40 36Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1920Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Dora Petty - View this family
father
step-mother
Dora Petty
Birth: December 27, 1860 33Tennessee, United States
Death: April 14, 1921Tennessee, United States
Marriage: November 13, 1901Giles, Tennessee, United States
10 months
half-brother
Edward Boaz Pulley
Birth: September 7, 1902 54 41Giles, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 3, 1987Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household

Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Henry Pulley23MWLaborerTN
Mary Pulley19FWKeeping houseTN
Elizabeth Pulley9mFWTN

Notes: Next door to John McMillan

Death
Not with family in 1880 census, would have only been 10 or 11. No other data currently available - Assumed death before census taken. -b