The Shemwell Family

Sarah E HesterAge: 44 years18481892

Name
Sarah E Hester
Given names
Sarah E
Surname
Hester
Married name
Sarah E Joiner
Birth 1848
MarriageJohn Thomas “Tom” JoinerView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 13 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Louella Clementine Joiner
December 25, 1867 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 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 19 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 21 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 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ethel Clyde Campbell
April 20, 1891 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Maggie Eveline Campbell
June 3, 1892 (Age 44 years)
Death September 1, 1892 (Age 44 years)

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Note
She had 15 children: 1) William Augustus Joiner 2) Louella Clementine Joiner 3) Bunyan S. Joiner 4) Mary Joiner 5) Lealer Joiner 6) Idora Joiner b. 1875 7) Jennie B. Joiner 8) Lizzie Joiner, b 1877 9) David D. Joiner 10) Josephine Joiner, lived only 8 days, 11) Bismark Joiner, never married, 12) Richard M. Joiner 13) Icy Joiner 14) Whitney Joiner 15) Sandy Joiner