The Shemwell Family

Noah Richard ReedAge: 62 years18471909

Name
Noah Richard Reed
Given names
Noah Richard
Surname
Reed
Birth February 19, 1847 22 18
Death of a fatherWilliam Murphy Reed
1847
Cause: Accident, Falling Tree
Birth of a brotherWilliam M Reed Jr.
September 5, 1848 (Age 18 months)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Marriage of a parentNoah ParkMargaret McCainView this family
Type: Civil marriage
December 2, 1849 (Age 2 years)
Census August 16, 1850 (Age 3 years)
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
Census August 2, 1860 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherNoah Reed
after 1860 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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
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
Census June 15, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Religious marriageArvila StephensView this family
September 28, 1871 (Age 24 years)
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
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Shemwell
February 22, 1879 (Age 32 years)
Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Death of a wifeArvila Stephens
June 20, 1898 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 motherMargaret McCain
May 8, 1899 (Age 52 years)
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Religious marriageMinnie E BaileyView this family
March 1901 (Age 54 years)
Death October 16, 1909 (Age 62 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Noah Richard Reed
Birth: February 19, 1847 22 18Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 16, 1909Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States
19 months
younger brother
William M Reed Jr.
Birth: September 5, 1848 23 19Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 1, 1925Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Mother’s family with Noah Park - View this family
step-father
Noah Park
Birth: 1827Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1902Florence Station, Boone, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: December 2, 1849Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with Arvila Stephens - View this family
himself
Noah Richard Reed
Birth: February 19, 1847 22 18Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 16, 1909Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States
wife
Arvila Stephens
Birth: April 25, 1848Kentucky, United States
Death: June 20, 1898Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 28, 1871Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with Minnie E Bailey - View this family
himself
Noah Richard Reed
Birth: February 19, 1847 22 18Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 16, 1909Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States
wife
Marriage: March 1901Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Noah Park - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Noah Parkhead23MWfarmerKY
Margaret Parkwife23FWTN
Noah R Reedstepson3MWKY
William M Reedstepson1MWKY

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Noah Park - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Noah Park2head35MWfarmerKY
Margaret A Parkswife32FWTN
Noah R Parksstepson13MWKY
William Parksstepson9MWKY
Johnson11MWKY
Victosadaughter8FWKY
Davidson6MWKY
Marydaughter4FWKY
Susandaughter2FWKY

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Noah Richard Reed - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Reed, Noah Rhead23MWdeputy sheriffKY
Reed, William Mbrother21MWat schoolKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Noah Richard Reed - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Reed, Noah RWM33headMconstableKYKYKY
Reed, ArvilaWF32wifeMKYNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Noah Richard Reed - Household

Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Reed, Noah Rhotel boarderWMFeb184753WdKYNCTNlife insurance agent