The Shemwell Family

Martha Cordelia ThompsonAge: 33 years18501883

Name
Martha Cordelia Thompson
Given names
Martha Cordelia
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Martha Cordelia Moore
Birth March 29, 1850 38 27
Note: Paralel is listed in the 1850 Census - Must have been a name change? - b
Census October 15, 1850 (Age 6 months)
Birth of a sisterMalinda Jane Thompson
September 9, 1852 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Paralel Thompson
February 18, 1854 (Age 3 years)
Note: Paralel is listed in the 1850 Census - Must have been a name change? - b
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Shemwell
December 3, 1855 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Clay Thompson
June 23, 1856 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterVictoria Adeline Thompson
September 3, 1857 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Alexander Thompson
February 3, 1859 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)

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 10 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 16 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 16 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 16 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 17 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 18 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 20 years)
MarriageRichard Wood Moore JrView this family
September 18, 1870 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Coria J Moore
about 1872 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas Lafayette Moore
April 4, 1873 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Effie Florence Moore
May 6, 1875 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Chrissie Elizabeth Moore
August 2, 1877 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 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 28 years)
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Martha C Moore
May 27, 1883 (Age 33 years)
Death July 3, 1883 (Age 33 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
herself
2 years
younger sister
17 months
younger 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
younger brother
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 Richard Wood Moore Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 18, 1870Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
15 months
son
Thomas Lafayette Moore
Birth: April 4, 1873 23 23Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: August 18, 1918Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Effie Florence Moore
Birth: May 6, 1875 26 25Lookwood, Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: February 22, 1940Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Chrissie Elizabeth Moore
Birth: August 2, 1877 28 27Lockwood, Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: February 8, 1963Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
son
Martha C Moore
Birth: May 27, 1883 34 33Missouri, United States
Death: after 1900

Martha Cordelia Thompson has 17 first cousins recorded

Birth
Paralel is listed in the 1850 Census - Must have been a name change? - b
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Thompson - Household

Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Alexander Thompsonhead38MWFarmerKY
Orvey A Thompsonwife28FWKY
Nancy Thompsondaughter9FWMO
Thomas Thompsonson7MWMO
Nathaniel Thompsonson4MWMO
William Thompsonson2MWMO
Paralel Thompsondaughter2mFWMO

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

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Richard Wood Moore Jr - Household

Buffalo, McDonald, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Moore, RichardWM31headMFarmerALTNTN
Moore, Martha CWF30wifeMKeeping houseMOMOMO
Moore, Coria JWF8daughterSMO
Moore, Thomas LWM7sonSMO
Moore, Effie FWF5daughterSMO
Moore, ChrissieWF3daughterSMO