The Shemwell Family

George Walter SouthallAge: 61 years18561917

Name
George Walter Southall
Given names
George Walter
Surname
Southall
Birth April 18, 1856
MarriageLucy Evelyn “Evie” MosleyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 months)

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 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 21 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 daughter
#1
Verna Louise Southall
October 26, 1883 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 59 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 60 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
Death December 12, 1917 (Age 61 years)
Family with Lucy Evelyn “Evie” Mosley - View this family
himself
George Walter Southall
Birth: April 18, 1856Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 12, 1917Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Lucy Evelyn “Evie” Mosley
Birth: December 20, 1853Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Death: February 9, 1939Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Verna Louise Southall
Birth: October 26, 1883 27 29Kentucky, United States
Death: November 8, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States