The Shemwell Family

Susan Jane HuntAge: 79 years18281908

Name
Susan Jane Hunt
Given names
Susan Jane
Surname
Hunt
Married name
Susan Jane Cooley
Birth October 15, 1828 31 28
MarriageJohn William CooleyView this family
unknown

Note: Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846: an Annotated Index of Over 3,500 Seventies Organized into the …
Birth of a brotherJohn Alexander Hunt
May 16, 1830 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Wiseman Hunt
November 2, 1832 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 3 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Birth of a brotherLevi Bunyan Hunt
April 22, 1835 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a brotherBenoni Smith Hunt
March 25, 1837 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Whitmore Hunt
May 1, 1840 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt
August 1, 1842 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAbel Hunt
October 1842 (Age 13 years)
Death of a motherNancy Davis
before January 19, 1846 (Age 17 years)

Marriage of a parentDaniel Durham HuntSusannah “Susan” DavisView this family
January 19, 1846 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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
Marriage of a parentDaniel Durham HuntMartha EnyonView this family
March 5, 1851 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherJames Wiseman Hunt
September 23, 1855 (Age 26 years)
Marriage of a parentDaniel Durham HuntMary Jane BigelowView this family
Type: Religious marriage
February 14, 1859 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 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 32 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
Death of a fatherDaniel Durham Hunt
October 7, 1866 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 38 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 38 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 40 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 49 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brotherLevi Bunyan Hunt
May 14, 1890 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 69 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
Death of a husbandJohn William Cooley
November 17, 1898 (Age 70 years)
Death April 22, 1908 (Age 79 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 17, 1826Smith, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
Susan Jane Hunt
Birth: October 15, 1828 31 28Smith, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1908Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
19 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
James Wiseman Hunt
Birth: November 2, 1832 35 32Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 1855Moab, Grand, Utah, United States
3 years
younger brother
Levi Bunyan Hunt
Birth: April 22, 1835 38 35Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 14, 1890St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
23 months
younger brother
Benoni Smith Hunt
Birth: March 25, 1837 40 37Smith, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 1918St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger brother
Daniel Whitmore Hunt
Birth: May 1, 1840 43 40Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 14, 1919St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger sister
Nancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt
Birth: August 1, 1842 45 42Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 29, 1909Utah, United States
Father’s family with Susannah “Susan” Davis - View this family
father
step-mother
Susannah “Susan” Davis
Birth: July 14, 1801 66 35Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 27, 1850Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Marriage: January 19, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Mary Jane Bigelow - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 14, 1859Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Father’s family with Martha Enyon - View this family
father
step-mother
Martha Enyon
Birth: September 10, 1829Pembrokeshire, Wales
Death: May 12, 1908St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Marriage: March 5, 1851Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Family with John William Cooley - View this family
husband
John William Cooley
Birth: November 29, 1811New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States
Death: November 17, 1898Basin, Cassia, Idaho, United States
herself
Susan Jane Hunt
Birth: October 15, 1828 31 28Smith, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1908Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Marriage:
John William Cooley + Nancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt - View this family
husband
John William Cooley
Birth: November 29, 1811New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States
Death: November 17, 1898Basin, Cassia, Idaho, United States
younger sister
Nancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt
Birth: August 1, 1842 45 42Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 29, 1909Utah, United States
Marriage: July 10, 1856Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
4 years
nephew
Daniel Cooley
Birth: January 10, 1860 48 17Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States
Death: November 4, 1928Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Susan Jane Hunt has 6 first cousins recorded

Marriage
Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846: an Annotated Index of Over 3,500 Seventies Organized into the First Thirty-Five Quorums of the Seventy in Kirtland, Onio, and Nauvoo, Illinois. Wives: Gould, Mary (Hannah) No. 2; Hunt, Nancy Johanna No. 8; Hunt, Susan Jane, No. 6