The Shemwell Family

David W HillAge: 34 years18361870

Name
David W Hill
Given names
David W
Surname
Hill
Birth 1836
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 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 21 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 25 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
MarriageParthenia E MooreView this family
April 15, 1866 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 31 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 31 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Clara Bertha Hill
April 12, 1868 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 33 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
Death August 26, 1870 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
David W Hill Jr
February 25, 1871 (5 months after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with Parthenia E Moore - View this family
himself
David W Hill
Birth: 1836Washington, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 26, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: April 15, 1866Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Clara Bertha Hill
Birth: April 12, 1868 32 24Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 2, 1942Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
David W Hill Jr
Birth: February 25, 1871 35 26Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1959Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: January 10, 1876Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
step-daughter
Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Epps
Birth: October 14, 1879 43 35Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 15, 1967Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-son
2 years
step-daughter
Martha Belle “Mattie” Epps
Birth: March 2, 1884 48 39Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 1977Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Lulu May Epps
Birth: April 14, 1886 50 42Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1930Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
James C Thomas + Parthenia E Moore - View this family
wife’s husband
James C Thomas
Birth: April 1823North Carolina, United States
Death: August 9, 1873Clinton, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: November 29, 1860Butler, Missouri, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Mary Jane Thomas
Birth: November 29, 1861 38 17Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1903Missouri, United States

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