The Shemwell Family

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Birth	October 7, 1827 57 35 Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death of a father	Henry Dowell 1829 (Age 14 months) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
Death of a half-sister	Mary Dowell March 12, 1835 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 7 years) Texas, USA 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
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 years) Texas, USA 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	Ann Louisa Nixdorff — View this family December 11, 1852 (Age 25 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 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 33 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
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 39 years) 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 39 years) 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 41 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 half-brother	George Washington Dowell Sr. March 21, 1874 (Age 46 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	September 8, 1881 (Age 53 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Burial	Mount Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery, Owings, Calvert, Maryland, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Scrivener Francis S Dowell Henry Dowell Elizabeth S Dowell Mary Dowell Ann S Dowell George Washington Dowell Sr. Richard Dowell Elijah Dowell John S Dowell Family with spouse Elizabeth Birckhead Sarah Eleanor Dowell … Dowell Henry Dowell Henry Dowell Birth: 1770 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: 1829 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henry Dowell Sarah Eleanor Dowell … Dowell Henry Dowell Elizabeth Birckhead Birth: 1792 Death:
	Marriage: October 18, 1813 —
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah Eleanor Dowell Birth: about 1815 45 23 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:
5 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree … Dowell Birth: about 1819 49 27 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:
9 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Louisa Nixdorff Henry Dowell Birth: October 7, 1827 57 35 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: September 8, 1881 — Calvert, Maryland, United States

Father’s family with Ann Scrivener - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Scrivener Francis S Dowell Henry Dowell Elizabeth S Dowell Mary Dowell Ann S Dowell George Washington Dowell Sr. Richard Dowell Elijah Dowell John S Dowell Family with spouse Elizabeth Birckhead Sarah Eleanor Dowell … Dowell Henry Dowell Henry Dowell Birth: 1770 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: 1829 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henry Dowell Francis S Dowell Henry Dowell Elizabeth S Dowell Mary Dowell Ann S Dowell George Washington Dowell Sr. Richard Dowell Elijah Dowell John S Dowell Ann Scrivener Birth: about 1773 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 8, 1811 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
	Marriage: February 9, 1796 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
10 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Francis S Dowell Birth: November 25, 1796 26 23 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:
15 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Henry Dowell Birth: March 2, 1798 28 25 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 26, 1822 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
16 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elizabeth S Dowell Birth: July 1, 1799 29 26 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: November 21, 1823 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
15 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dr. Zachariah Sunderland Mary Dowell Birth: September 1800 30 27 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 12, 1835
18 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ann S Dowell Birth: March 6, 1802 32 29 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:
19 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Ireland Family with spouse Ann B Fowler Family with spouse Maria P Mitchell Sally Maria Dowell Mary Christianna Dowell George Thomas Henry Dowell Family with spouse Rebecca D … Family with spouse Mary Eliza Shemwell Annie Schultz Dowell William Henry Dowell George Washington Dowell Jr. Edith Virginia Dowell George Washington Dowell Sr. Birth: September 22, 1803 33 30 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: March 21, 1874 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
1 year half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Richard Dowell Birth: September 1804 34 31 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: September 1804 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
5 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elijah Dowell Birth: January 20, 1805 35 32 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:
18 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John S Dowell Birth: July 12, 1806 36 33 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:

Family with Ann Louisa Nixdorff - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Louisa Nixdorff Henry Dowell Birth: October 7, 1827 57 35 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: September 8, 1881 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henry Dowell Ann Louisa Nixdorff Birth: August 12, 1827 33 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Death: December 29, 1902 — Calvert, Maryland, United States
	Marriage: December 11, 1852 — Calvert, Maryland, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Henry Dowell 1770–1829
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Birckhead 1792–
elder sister Family (none)	Sarah Eleanor Dowell 1815–
elder sister Family (none)	… Dowell 1819–
himself Family Ann Louisa Nixdorff	Henry Dowell 1827–1881
Father’s family with Ann Scrivener
father Parents (unknown)	Henry Dowell 1770–1829
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Ann Scrivener 1773–1811
half-brother Family (none)	Francis S Dowell 1796–
half-brother Family (none)	Henry Dowell 1798–1822
half-sister Family (none)	Elizabeth S Dowell 1799–1823
half-sister Family Dr. Zachariah Sunderland	Mary Dowell 1800–1835
half-sister Family (none)	Ann S Dowell 1802–
half-brother Family Margaret Ireland Ann B Fowler Maria P Mitchell Sally Maria Dowell Mary Christianna Dowell George Thomas Henry Dowell Rebecca D … Mary Eliza Shemwell Annie Schultz Dowell William Henry Dowell George Washington Dowell Jr. Edith Virginia Dowell	George Washington Dowell Sr. 1803–1874
half-brother Family (none)	Richard Dowell 1804–1804
half-brother Family (none)	Elijah Dowell 1805–
half-brother Family (none)	John S Dowell 1806–
Family with Ann Louisa Nixdorff
himself Parents Henry Dowell Elizabeth Birckhead	Henry Dowell 1827–1881
wife Parents Tobias Nixdorff Juliana Schultz	Ann Louisa Nixdorff 1827–1902