The Shemwell Family

Allen Levi WeaksAge: 78 years18371915

Name
Allen Levi Weaks
Given names
Allen Levi
Surname
Weaks
Birth October 27, 1837
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 years)
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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageEmily Winifred GrossView this family
October 24, 1860 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Mark Monroe Weaks
January 2, 1862 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nancy Freedona Weaks
March 7, 1866 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 29 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 29 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ida Lee Weaks
August 22, 1868 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 31 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
Birth of a son
#4
James Frederick “Jim” Weaks
October 6, 1875 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Sally Weaks
January 5, 1878 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childMark Monroe WeaksGeorgia Ann ShemwellView this family
October 2, 1878 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 40 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 granddaughter
#1
Ruth Weaks
July 19, 1880 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Lottie J Weaks
January 4, 1881 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lillian Izora Weaks
December 25, 1881 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Lurton Edgar Weaks
1884 (Age 46 years)
Address: Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Zula Ann Weaks
March 22, 1886 (Age 48 years)
Address: Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a grandson
#5
Murray Levi Chadwick
January 20, 1888 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Alpha Omega Weaks
June 14, 1888 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Johnny Frederick Weaks
April 11, 1890 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonJohnny Frederick Weaks
April 26, 1891 (Age 53 years)
Death of a granddaughterAlpha Omega Weaks
May 9, 1891 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
William Preston Weaks
February 20, 1892 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Robert Herman Weaks
December 30, 1893 (Age 56 years)
Death of a wifeEmily Winifred Gross
April 30, 1898 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 60 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
Birth of a grandson
#10
Walter H Chadwick
calculated 1899 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childJames Frederick “Jim” WeaksSarah Florence ShemwellView this family
January 1904 (Age 66 years)

Birth of a grandson
#11
Robert Pastal Weaks
July 25, 1907 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Macon Leon Weaks
August 1, 1908 (Age 70 years)
Death of a daughterLottie J Weaks
March 8, 1910 (Age 72 years)
Death of a daughterIda Lee Weaks
December 25, 1910 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Allene Weaks
January 10, 1911 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Emily Elizabeth Weaks
September 29, 1912 (Age 74 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
J Marshal Weaks
January 28, 1915 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sonMark Monroe Weaks
October 1, 1915 (Age 77 years)
Death October 27, 1915 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Weaks Cemetery
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wife
Marriage: October 24, 1860Stewart, Tennessee, United States
14 months
son
4 years
daughter
Nancy Freedona Weaks
Birth: March 7, 1866 28 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 27, 1942Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Ida Lee Weaks
Birth: August 22, 1868 30 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 25, 1910Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
2 years
daughter
Sally Weaks
Birth: January 5, 1878 40 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1917Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Lottie J Weaks
Birth: January 4, 1881 43 39Tennessee, United States
Death: March 8, 1910Stewart, Tennessee, United States

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