The Shemwell Family

John J JacksonAge: 65 years18551921

Name
John J Jackson
Given names
John J
Surname
Jackson
Birth August 17, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterSarah E Jackson
1861 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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
#1
Oliver C Jackson
1874 (Age 18 years)

Religious marriageLouisa Margaret MillerView this family
August 31, 1876 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nannie Jackson
1876 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Rosa Bell Jackson
June 8, 1878 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 22 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
Joseph Jackson
1880 (Age 24 years)

Census June 15, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Maude Jackson
October 21, 1883 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Stella E Jackson
July 1888 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Flossie Elsie Jackson
January 22, 1893 (Age 37 years)
Census 1895 (Age 39 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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
Census June 18, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Bruce BarrRosa Bell JacksonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
June 17, 1902 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childSchuyler HodgeStella E JacksonView this family
1907 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Jackson Colfax Hodge
September 13, 1908 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childRoy Edwin ManwarrenFlossie Elsie JacksonView this family
June 1910 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Frances E Barr
1911 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 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 62 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/
Death June 18, 1921 (Age 65 years)
Cause of death: Skull fracture - fall from a building
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valhalla Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
6 years
younger sister
Family with Louisa Margaret Miller - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 31, 1876Pettis, Missouri, United States
-20 months
son
3 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Rosa Bell Jackson
Birth: June 8, 1878 22 19Missouri, United States
Death: May 7, 1927St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
4 years
daughter
Mary Maude Jackson
Birth: October 21, 1883 28 24Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1959St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
5 years
daughter
Flossie Elsie Jackson
Birth: January 22, 1893 37 33Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States
Death: November 22, 1961St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Cook + Louisa Margaret Miller - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage:

John J Jackson has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Wilkerson C Miller - Household

Washington, Johnson, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Miller, WilkersonWM56headMFarmerTNTNTN
Miller, ElizabethWF52wifeMKeeping houseKYNCVA
Miller, FrancisWF33daughterMKYTNKY
Miller, William HWM31sonMKYTNKY
Miller, LouisaWF21daughterMMOTNKY
Jackson, John WWM24son in lawMMOMOMO
Jackson, Rosa BWF2grand daughterSMOMOMO
Jackson, George FWM10grand sonSMOMOMO
Jackson, Oliver CWM6grand sonSMOMOMO
Jackson, Nannie WWF4grand daughterSMOMOMO
Jackson, Sarah E WWF19daughterMMOTNKY
Jackson, Joseph WWM1-m Maygrand sonSMOMOMO

All married? Francis is now Female -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John J Jackson - Household

Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas National Ave.

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Jackson, John JheadWMAug185742M22ILPNILPlasterer
Jackson, Louisa MwifeWFMay185941M2464MOTNKY
Jackson, Rosa BdaughterWFJun187821SMOILMOStenographer
Jackson, Maud MdaughterWFOct188316SMOILMOAt School
Jackson, Stella EdaughterWFJul188811SMOILMOAt School

6born - 4 living - older child? -b