The Shemwell Family

Lucy E Mitchell–1878

Name: Lucy E Mitchell

Given names: Lucy E

Surname: Mitchell

Married name: Lucy E Shemwell

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Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 Texas, USA Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 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 Alaska, USA 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 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
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
Marriage	James H Shemwell — View this family March 31, 1871 Pope, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	April 2, 1878 Mississippi, Missouri, United States

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Family with James H Shemwell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucy E Mitchell Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell Samuel Shemwell James H Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1849 33 20 — Illinois, United States Death: April 5, 1900
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James H Shemwell Lucy E Mitchell Death: April 2, 1878 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: March 31, 1871 — Pope, Illinois, United States

James H Shemwell + Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucy E Mitchell Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell Samuel Shemwell James H Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1849 33 20 — Illinois, United States Death: April 5, 1900
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James H Shemwell Samuel Shemwell Family with spouse Lynn M Dever Elizabeth “Eliza” Campbell Birth: April 15, 1859 — Missouri, United States Death: April 14, 1937 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: June 9, 1878 — Mississippi, Missouri, United States
-5 months step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Samuel Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 17 — Missouri, United States Death:

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