The Shemwell Family

Henry Clay ThompsonAge: 47 years18561904

Name
Henry Clay Thompson
Given names
Henry Clay
Surname
Thompson
Birth June 23, 1856 44 33
Birth of a sisterVictoria Adeline Thompson
September 3, 1857 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn Alexander Thompson
February 3, 1859 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 9, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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
Death of a brotherNathaniel S Thompson
October 5, 1866 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 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 10 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterClara Chrissie “Ella” Thompson
March 4, 1868 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 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 July 30, 1870 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 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 maternal grandfatherThomas Holland
January 26, 1879 (Age 22 years)
MarriageDorcas Baker FespermanView this family
July 20, 1879 (Age 23 years)

Death of a sisterMartha Cordelia Thompson
July 3, 1883 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Claude Thompson
July 12, 1895 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 fatherAlexander Thompson
April 10, 1903 (Age 46 years)
Death April 4, 1904 (Age 47 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thompson Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 10, 1841Hickory, Missouri, United States
18 months
elder sister
Nancy Keziah Thompson
Birth: November 26, 1842 30 19Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 29, 1920Newton, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder brother
Thomas Leonard Thompson
Birth: June 14, 1844 32 21Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1915Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Nathaniel S Thompson
Birth: August 26, 1846 34 23Missouri, United States
Death: October 5, 1866Newton, Missouri, United States
18 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
17 months
elder sister
Sarah Paralel Thompson
Birth: February 18, 1854 41 31Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 16, 1928Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
Henry Clay Thompson
Birth: June 23, 1856 44 33Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 4, 1904Newton, Missouri, United States
14 months
younger sister
Victoria Adeline Thompson
Birth: September 3, 1857 45 34Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1945Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States
17 months
younger brother
John Alexander Thompson
Birth: February 3, 1859 46 36Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 27, 1942
9 years
younger sister
Clara Chrissie “Ella” Thompson
Birth: March 4, 1868 56 45Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: May 23, 1951Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Family with Dorcas Baker Fesperman - View this family
himself
Henry Clay Thompson
Birth: June 23, 1856 44 33Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 4, 1904Newton, Missouri, United States
wife
Dorcas Baker Fesperman
Birth: May 17, 1861Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 26, 1931Newton, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 20, 1879
16 years
son
John Claude Thompson
Birth: July 12, 1895 39 34Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: November 24, 1967El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States

Henry Clay Thompson has 17 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household

Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Alexander Thompsonhead48MWFarmerKY
Adaline Thompsonwife37FWKY
Nancy R Thompsondaughter18FWMO
Thomas L Thompsonson15MWMO
Nathaniel Thompsonson13MWMO
William Thompsonson12MWMO
Martha Thompsondaughter10FWMO
Melinda Thompsondaughter8FWMO
Sarah Thompsondaughter7FWMO
Henry Thompsonson4MWMO
Victoria Thompsondaughter2FWMO
John Thompsonson1MWMO
Eil FrenchSchool Teacher27MWOH

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Thompson, Alexhead58MWFarmerKY
Thompson, Adalinewife47FWKeeping HouseKY
Thompson, Thomas Lson24MWFarmerMO
Thompson, William Lson21MWFarmerMO
Thompson, Martha Cdaughter20FWMO
Thompson, Malinda Jdaughter17FWMO
Thompson, Sarah Pdaughter16FWMO
Thompson, Henry Cson14MWMO
Thompson, Victoria Adaughter12FWMO
Thompson, John Ason11MWMO
Thompson, Clara Cdaughter2FWMO