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 Marriage | Mahalia Adeline Dodd — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836Note: 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 1848Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 1865Note: 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 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a wife | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | unknown |
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Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| John P Shemwell + Mahalia Adeline Dodd |
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John P Shemwell Birth: about 1815 45 33 — Illinois, United States Death: after 1880 |
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Mahalia Adeline Dodd Birth: 1835 — Tennessee, United States Death: before October 1896 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 21, 1860 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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-3 years step-daughter |
Georgia Ann Shemwell Birth: April 28, 1858 43 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1934 — Canalou, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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6 years step-son |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months step-son |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1865 50 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1947 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years step-son |
John Wesley “Bitty” Shemwell Birth: 1868 53 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years step-son |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: 1869 54 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years step-son |
James Elbert Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1872 57 37 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1931 — Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States |