The Shemwell Family

Ida C CrenshawAge: 38 years18531891

Name
Ida C Crenshaw
Given names
Ida C
Surname
Crenshaw
Married name
Ida C Ellis
Birth January 14, 1853 26 20
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 8 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 13 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 13 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 15 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 10, 1870 (Age 17 years)
MarriageJohn Thaddeus EllisView this family
November 13, 1872 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bessie E Ellis
December 1874 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Florian Ellis
September 16, 1876 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Everett Ellis
May 20, 1878 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 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 son
#4
Newton B Ellis
November 14, 1879 (Age 26 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Everett Ellis
July 3, 1880 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ida Inez Ellis
November 15, 1882 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sonJohn Florian Ellis
August 25, 1883 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterIda Inez Ellis
November 19, 1883 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#6
John T Ellis Jr.
January 1885 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Grace Louise Ellis
May 1887 (Age 34 years)
Death August 20, 1891 (Age 38 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
Grace M Crenshaw
Birth: 1851 23 18Tennessee, United States
Death: September 4, 1898Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
herself
Family with John Thaddeus Ellis - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 13, 1872Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Bessie E Ellis
Birth: December 1874 23 21Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 21, 1909Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
John Florian Ellis
Birth: September 16, 1876 25 23Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 25, 1883Shelby, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
William Everett Ellis
Birth: May 20, 1878 27 25Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 3, 1880Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
18 months
son
Newton B Ellis
Birth: November 14, 1879 28 26Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 6, 1928Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Ida Inez Ellis
Birth: November 15, 1882 31 29Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 1883Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
John T Ellis Jr.
Birth: January 1885 33 31Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 1904Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
John Thaddeus Ellis + Grace M Crenshaw - View this family
husband
elder sister
Grace M Crenshaw
Birth: 1851 23 18Tennessee, United States
Death: September 4, 1898Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 19, 1892Shelby, Tennessee, United States
John Thaddeus Ellis + Lucy Justice - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 8, 1900Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Marietta Ellis
Birth: October 3, 1902 51 27Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1935Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
6 years
step-daughter
John Thelma “Johnie” Ellis
Birth: October 29, 1908 57 33Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 26, 1974Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
7 years
step-son
Robert L Ellis
Birth: August 17, 1915 64 39Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 27, 1915Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John T. Ellis - Household

Bartlett township Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
J. T. EllisWM29headS-Dry Goods MerchantTNTNTN
J. E. EllisWF27wifeS-TNVATN
D. E. EllisWF5daughterS-TNTNTN
J. F. EllisWM3sonS-TNTNTN
W. E. EllisWM2sonS-TNTNTN
N. B. EllisWM6msonS-TNTNTN
Clara EllisWF10younger sisterS-TNVATN

Notes: Wife is different or mistake