The Shemwell Family

Piety E HornAge: 74 years18061880

Name
Piety E Horn
Given names
Piety E
Surname
Horn
Married name
Piety E Sherrod
Birth 1806 43
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Horn
1809 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherHarris Horn
1809 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRichard Horn
1809 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterPriscilla Horn
March 1, 1812 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 6 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a brotherJackson Horn
1817 (Age 11 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary Horn
before 1818 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHenry Horn
about 1822 (Age 16 years)
Marriage of a parentNathan HornElizabeth CleavesView this family
March 11, 1822 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJames Horn
about 1823 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNancy Horn
about 1825 (Age 19 years)
MarriageSamuel SherrodView this family
December 10, 1829 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Nathan H Sherrod
1830 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sarah E Sherrod
1832 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 26 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 daughter
#3
Fadie Sherrod
1834 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherNathan Horn
1834 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 29 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 daughter
#4
Priscilla Sherrod
1836 (Age 30 years)
Death of a half-sisterHansel G Horn
about 1837 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Nancy R Sherrod
1838 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Almarinda J Sherrod
1840 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Harriet Sherrod
1845 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Angeline T Sherrod
1847 (Age 41 years)
Death of a half-brotherWiley Horn
1847 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Mary Hester Sherrod
January 1848 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 40 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 daughter
#10
Cornelia E Sherrod
1849 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Josephine Sherrod
1850 (Age 44 years)
Death of a half-brotherReddick Horn
1858 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 51 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census September 13, 1860 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge DriskillAlmarinda J SherrodView this family
September 11, 1861 (Age 55 years)
Death of a half-sisterCelia Horn
May 10, 1865 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 55 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
Marriage of a childHenry L AdamsJosephine SherrodView this family
March 29, 1866 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 61 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 61 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Marriage of a childJohn Patrick Shemwell Jr.Mary Hester SherrodView this family
November 1, 1868 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell
October 5, 1869 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 63 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Willie Shemwell
estimated 1871 (Age 65 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Etta Bell Shemwell
August 4, 1872 (Age 66 years)
Death of a granddaughterWillie Shemwell
estimated 1875 (Age 69 years)

Birth of a grandson
#4
George Henry Shemwell
January 4, 1876 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterPriscilla Horn
May 6, 1877 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 72 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 granddaughter
#5
Nellie Shemwell
1879 (Age 73 years)
Marriage of a childC W MooreHarriet SherrodView this family
April 29, 1879 (Age 73 years)
Death of a half-sisterEda Horn
September 27, 1879 (Age 73 years)
Death of a half-brotherThomas Horn
September 27, 1879 (Age 73 years)
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 74 years)
Death of a husbandSamuel Sherrod
after June 18, 1880 (on the date of death)
Death after June 18, 1880 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1802Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder brother
Joel Horn
Birth: 1805 42Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: Nebraska, United States
2 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
1 year
younger brother
1 year
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Priscilla Horn
Birth: March 1, 1812 49Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1877Simpson, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger brother
Jackson Horn
Birth: 1817 54Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 30, 1891Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Nancy Jennings - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1782Nash, North Carolina, United States
2 years
half-brother
Reddick Horn
Birth: 1783 20Nash, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1858Pawnee, Nebraska, United States
3 years
half-brother
Wiley Horn
Birth: September 24, 1785 23Nash, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1847Johnson, Missouri, United States
15 months
half-sister
Hansel G Horn
Birth: about 1786 23Nash, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1837
2 years
half-sister
Celia Horn
Birth: January 26, 1788 25Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 10, 1865Simpson, Kentucky, United States
5 years
half-brother
William H Horn
Birth: 1792 29Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
half-sister
Mary Horn
Birth: 1796 33Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1818Dubois, Washington, Illinois, United States
1 year
half-sister
Eda Horn
Birth: about 1796 33Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 27, 1879Kentucky, United States
6 years
half-brother
Thomas Horn
Birth: November 26, 1801 39Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 27, 1879Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Elizabeth Cleaves - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 11, 1822Logan, Kentucky, United States
10 months
half-brother
Henry Horn
Birth: about 1822 59Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
2 years
half-brother
James Horn
Birth: about 1823 60Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
half-sister
Nancy Horn
Birth: about 1825 62Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
Family with Samuel Sherrod - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 10, 1829Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
son
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
6 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
13 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
2 years
daughter

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Sherrod - Household

Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Sam Sherrodhead59MWFarmerKY
P E Sherrodwife54FWKY
N R Sherroddaughter20FWKY
M J Sherroddaughter18FWKY
Hester Sherroddaughter16FWKY
Harriet Sherroddaughter14FWKY
A T Sherroddaughter12FWKY
Josephine Sherroddaughter10FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Sherrod - Household

Sharon, Todd, KY

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Samuel SherrodWM78headWFarmerKYNCNC
Piety SherrodWF74wifeWKeeping HouseNCNCNC