The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	January 15, 1865 Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 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 23 months) Alaska, USA 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 23 months) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 12 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage	Alice Perditt Swafford — View this family October 20, 1890 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter #1	Ida John Hamilton August 15, 1891 (Age 26 years) Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death	March 31, 1898 (Age 33 years) Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States

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Family with Alice Perditt Swafford - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Perditt Swafford Ida John Hamilton John Hamilton Jr Birth: January 15, 1865 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1898 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Aaron Devaney Family with spouse John Hamilton Jr Ida John Hamilton Alice Perditt Swafford Birth: July 24, 1868 25 19 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 4, 1947 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: October 20, 1890 —
10 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virden Zenas Cline Ida John Hamilton Birth: August 15, 1891 26 23 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 12, 1957 — Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States

Aaron Devaney + Alice Perditt Swafford - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alice Perditt Swafford Aaron Devaney Birth: February 14, 1858 — Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: March 4, 1922 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Aaron Devaney Family with spouse John Hamilton Jr Ida John Hamilton Alice Perditt Swafford Birth: July 24, 1868 25 19 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 4, 1947 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: March 20, 1904 —

Family with Alice Perditt Swafford
himself Parents (unknown)	John Hamilton Jr 1865–1898
wife Parents Samuel Swafford Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham	Alice Perditt Swafford 1868–1947
daughter Family Virden Zenas Cline	Ida John Hamilton 1891–1957
Aaron Devaney + Alice Perditt Swafford
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Aaron Devaney 1858–1922
wife Parents Samuel Swafford Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham	Alice Perditt Swafford 1868–1947