The Shemwell Family

John Watson McIlvainAge: 72 years18591932

Name
John Watson McIlvain
Given names
John Watson
Surname
McIlvain
Birth August 27, 1859 37 29

MarriageElla May TowlerView this family
unknown

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 (Age 19 months)

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 7 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 7 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 9 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 18 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 fatherJames Henry McIlvain
April 23, 1883 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Bessie Constance McIlvain
August 14, 1883 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ruby Coral McIlvain
October 13, 1886 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bulah May McIlvain
December 16, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ocie Blanche McIlvain
October 26, 1893 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Merwin Towler McIlvain
July 19, 1898 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 motherMary Morgan
November 24, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childElzy Clifford ShemwellOcie Blanche McIlvainView this family
May 26, 1917 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 58 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death February 12, 1932 (Age 72 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Mary Morgan
Birth: May 23, 1830Fleming, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 24, 1909Dexter, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Marriage:
himself
Family with Ella May Towler - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter
Bessie Constance McIlvain
Birth: August 14, 1883 23 21Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: July 9, 1961Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Ruby Coral McIlvain
Birth: October 13, 1886 27 24Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: October 8, 1974Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Bulah May McIlvain
Birth: December 16, 1888 29 26Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: December 12, 1968Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States
5 years
daughter
Ocie Blanche McIlvain
Birth: October 26, 1893 34 31Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: February 11, 1988Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
5 years
son
Merwin Towler McIlvain
Birth: July 19, 1898 38 36Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States
Death: May 31, 1943Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States