Mary Eliza ShemwellAge: 82 years1817–1900
- Name
- Mary Eliza Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Eliza
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Eliza Dowell
![]() | December 25, 1817 32 24 |
![]() | Joseph Shemwell December 12, 1823 (Age 5 years) |
![]() | William S Shemwell October 1826 (Age 8 years) |
![]() | Ann Dove Shemwell June 1827 (Age 9 years) |
![]() | Jane Shemwell 1827 (Age 9 years) |
![]() | Ann “Nancy” Billingsley September 1830 (Age 12 years) |
![]() | John Wesley Shemwell January 9, 1832 (Age 14 years) |
![]() | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 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 |
![]() | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 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 |
![]() | Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell April 1, 1837 (Age 19 years) |
![]() | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 28 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 |
![]() | George Washington Dowell Sr. — View this family June 6, 1850 (Age 32 years) |
![]() #1 | Annie Schultz Dowell October 9, 1851 (Age 33 years) |
![]() #2 | William Henry Dowell March 1, 1853 (Age 35 years) |
![]() #3 | George Washington Dowell Jr. December 26, 1854 (Age 37 years) |
![]() #4 | Edith Virginia Dowell April 12, 1859 (Age 41 years) |
![]() | Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell between 1850 and 1860 (Age 32 years) |
![]() | Ann Schultz April 1850 (Age 32 years) |
![]() | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 39 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
![]() | July 10, 1860 (Age 42 years) |
![]() | William Shemwell January 10, 1862 (Age 44 years) |
![]() | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 |
![]() | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 49 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 |
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 49 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
![]() | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 51 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 |
![]() | June 3, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
![]() | George Washington Dowell Sr. March 21, 1874 (Age 56 years) |
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
![]() | June 1, 1880 (Age 62 years) |
![]() | William Henry Dowell — Sarah Broome “Sallie” Morsell — View this family after 1880 (Age 62 years) |
![]() | Joseph Henry Shemwell June 6, 1881 (Age 63 years) |
![]() | George Washington Dowell Jr. — Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson — View this family April 19, 1883 (Age 65 years) |
![]() #1 | Ellen Mary Dowell July 29, 1884 (Age 66 years) |
![]() #2 | Anita Shemwell “Annie” Dowell July 1886 (Age 68 years) |
![]() | William Gilbert Cassard — Edith Virginia Dowell — View this family March 2, 1887 (Age 69 years) |
![]() #3 | Mary Emily Cassard February 21, 1888 (Age 70 years) |
![]() #4 | Arthur Wilson Dowell November 2, 1889 (Age 71 years) |
![]() #5 | Paul Cassard July 20, 1890 (Age 72 years) |
![]() #6 | Corrine Cassard July 1893 (Age 75 years) |
![]() #7 | Edith Indiana Cassard April 1, 1898 (Age 80 years) |
![]() | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 80 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 |
![]() | January 14, 1900 (Age 82 years) |
Family with parents |
father |
William Shemwell Birth: January 23, 1785 35 23 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: January 10, 1862 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
mother |
Ann Schultz Birth: April 12, 1793 Death: April 1850 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
Marriage: estimated 1812 — |
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2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Julianna Shemwell Birth: 1813 27 19 — Maryland, United States Death: between 1850 and 1860 |
2 years elder brother |
Joseph Henry Shemwell Birth: February 23, 1815 30 21 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: June 6, 1881 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
3 years herself |
Mary Eliza Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1817 32 24 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: January 14, 1900 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
9 years younger brother |
William S Shemwell Birth: October 1826 41 33 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 3, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
9 months younger sister |
Ann Dove Shemwell Birth: June 1827 42 34 — Maryland, United States Death: February 5, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
7 months younger sister |
Jane Shemwell Birth: 1827 41 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 14, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
5 years younger brother |
John Wesley Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1832 46 38 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: March 8, 1903 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
5 years younger sister |
Caroline Henrietta “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: April 1, 1837 52 43 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: April 27, 1914 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Family with George Washington Dowell Sr. |
husband |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
herself |
Mary Eliza Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1817 32 24 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: January 14, 1900 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
Marriage: June 6, 1850 — Maryland, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Annie Schultz Dowell Birth: October 9, 1851 48 33 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 8, 1928 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
17 months son |
William Henry Dowell Birth: March 1, 1853 49 35 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: 1938 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
22 months son |
George Washington Dowell Jr. Birth: December 26, 1854 51 37 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 8, 1931 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
4 years daughter |
Edith Virginia Dowell Birth: April 12, 1859 55 41 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: May 24, 1947 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
George Washington Dowell Sr. + Margaret Ireland |
husband |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
husband’s wife |
Margaret Ireland Birth: about 1812 — Maryland, United States Death: February 1844 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
Marriage: July 16, 1833 — Maryland, United States |
George Washington Dowell Sr. + Ann B Fowler |
husband |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
husband’s wife |
Ann B Fowler Death: March 18, 1838 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
Marriage: November 3, 1835 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
George Washington Dowell Sr. + Maria P Mitchell |
husband |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
husband’s wife |
Maria P Mitchell Death: May 1, 1847 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
Marriage: October 22, 1840 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Sally Maria Dowell Birth: November 12, 1842 39 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: May 15, 1923 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
1 year step-son |
Mary Christianna Dowell Birth: November 3, 1843 40 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: |
3 years step-son |
George Thomas Henry Dowell Birth: January 9, 1847 43 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 9, 1847 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
George Washington Dowell Sr. + Rebecca D … |
husband |
George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
husband’s wife |
Rebecca D … Death: June 16, 1849 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
Marriage: September 21, 1848 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
Mary Eliza Shemwell has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents James Shemwell + Caroline Briscoe
Parents Nicholas Travers + Mary Shemwell
Parents John Hatch Dent Posey + Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents Dr. Joseph Shemwell Jr. + Mary Barber
Mother's family (2)
Parents Tobias Nixdorff + Juliana Schultz
Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell Sr. - Household
Calvert, Maryland, United States
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Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell Sr. - Household
Calvert, Maryland, United States
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Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell - Household
Calvert, Maryland, USA
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