The Shemwell Family

Louisa J Brown1827

Name
Louisa J Brown
Given names
Louisa J
Surname
Brown
Married name
Louisa J Williams
Birth 1827 27
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 5 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 8 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
MarriageMoses C WilliamsView this family
calculated 1842 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a son
#1
William C Williams
calculated 1843 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Richard H Williams
calculated 1847 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 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
Birth of a son
#3
James H Williams
calculated 1848 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
West H Williams
calculated 1850 (Age 23 years)
Census September 15, 1850 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Marcellus Clay Williams
April 24, 1853 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Francis M Williams
calculated 1855 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#7
John C Williams
calculated 1857 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 19, 1860 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 34 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
Birth of a son
#8
C M Williams
calculated 1866 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 40 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 40 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#9
Carrie J Williams
September 1868 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 42 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 of a husbandMoses C Williams
January 19, 1870 (Age 43 years)
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childMarcellus Clay WilliamsMary Evelyn “Eva” HammondView this family
January 17, 1878 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 51 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 grandson
#1
William Edward Williams
August 23, 1880 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ada Almelia Williams
September 1882 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams
July 1885 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Eugene Commodore Williams
November 1, 1886 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childJames Leonard SmithCarrie J WilliamsView this family
January 20, 1887 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Aramantha E Smith
April 12, 1889 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams
June 15, 1889 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Robert James Smith
February 2, 1894 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Evelena “Lena” Williams
December 28, 1895 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Ernest Williams
November 6, 1896 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 71 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams
March 3, 1899 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Robert Emmett Williams
February 21, 1904 (Age 77 years)
Death of a grandsonEugene Commodore Williams
September 25, 1913 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 89 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 90 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
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 91 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a granddaughterAramantha E Smith
March 3, 1923 (Age 96 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 102 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sonMarcellus Clay Williams
January 24, 1931 (Age 104 years)
Deathunknown

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Marriage: calculated 1842
2 years
son
William C Williams
Birth: calculated 1843 22 16Mississippi, United States
Death:
5 years
son
Richard H Williams
Birth: calculated 1847 26 20Mississippi, United States
Death:
2 years
son
James H Williams
Birth: calculated 1848 27 21Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
son
West H Williams
Birth: calculated 1850 29 23Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
son
3 years
son
Francis M Williams
Birth: calculated 1855 34 28Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
son
John C Williams
Birth: calculated 1857 36 30Mississippi, United States
Death:
10 years
son
C M Williams
Birth: calculated 1866 45 39Mississippi, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Carrie J Williams
Birth: September 1868 48 41Mississippi, United States
Death: 1945Mangham, Richland, Louisiana, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Moses C Williams - Household

Pontotoc, MS

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
M C Williamshead29MWGin WrightAL
Louisa Williamswife21FWAL
William Williamsson6MWMS
Richard Williamsson3MWMS
James Williamsson1MWMS

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Moses C Williams - Household

Tallahatchie, MS

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Moses C Williamshead40MWGinwright?AL
Louisa J Williamswife33FWAL
William C Williamsson17MWLaborerMS
Richard H Williamsson13MWMS
James H Williamsson12MWMS
West H Williamsson10MWMS
Marcellus C Williamsson7MWMS
Francis M Williamsdaughter5FWMS
John C Williamsson3MWMS

Hudson Williams next door -b

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - L J Williams - Household

Panola, Mississippi

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
L J Williamshead43MWFarmerMS
R B Williamsson24MWKeeping HouseMS
J H Williamsson21MWMS
W H Williamsson19MWMS
M C Williamsson17MWMS
F M Williamsson15MWMS
J C Williamsson12MWMS
C M Williamsson4MWMS
C J Williamsdaughter2FWMS
Hanks WFarmer39MWFarmerAL

The census has LJ as Male - ages match