Eliza Ann “Lizia” LathamAge: 70 years1841–1912
- Name
- Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
- Given names
- Eliza Ann
- Surname
- Latham
- Married name
- Eliza Ann Shemwell
- Nickname
- Lizia
 Birth | December 1841 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | James Lewis Shemwell — View this family November 6, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Redic Young Shemwell September 1861 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 son #2 | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell July 18, 1867 (Age 25 years) Note: or September 1866 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell May 1869 (Age 27 years) Note: or 1870, Todd, Kentucky, USA |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 5, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Talitha Jennie Shemwell November 13, 1872 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel Richard Shemwell April 16, 1875 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Redic Young Shemwell — Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith — View this family July 28, 1881 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Don Carlos Shemwell December 6, 1883 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David W O'Neal — Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell — View this family November 9, 1887 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Edward “Ed” O'Neal July 13, 1888 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James H “Jim” Murphy — Talitha Jennie Shemwell — View this family March 23, 1890 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Fountain Murl Shemwell September 21, 1890 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Carrie E Murphy February 12, 1892 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John E Murphy — Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell — View this family October 30, 1892 (Age 50 years) Note: States it's her 2nd marriage. Parents born in Todd Co. |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Clarence Richard Shemwell June 28, 1893 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ada Mae Murphy April 4, 1894 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Lillian Birtie Shemwell April 17, 1895 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Oma Edna Murphy September 7, 1895 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Ollie May Murphy November 20, 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Annie E “Anna” Murphy March 10, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Ernest Pless Murphy June 10, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 granddaughter #12 | Hettie J Murphy October 1899 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell — Sunella J “Villia” Brown — View this family after 1900 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Bulah Murphy June 3, 1901 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Walter Sherman Murphy 1903 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Cova Murphy April 1, 1903 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a son | Redic Young Shemwell 1904 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Hyman Wesley Murphy 1906 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Vestel Beck Murphy May 15, 1907 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Cecil Bernard Murphy June 26, 1908 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Howard Newman Murphy December 4, 1910 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | April 18, 1912 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
… … Death: |
| mother |
Lucinda Greenfield Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Lewis Shemwell |
| husband |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years son |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Drakesboro Pct. Parradise, Muhlenberg Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Sherman Shemwell - Household
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Note: With Son William |