The Shemwell Family

Thomas TabbAge: 58 years17721830

Name
Thomas Tabb
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Tabb
Birth about 1772 34 24
Death of a fatherRobert Tabb
September 11, 1775 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 3 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 3 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
MarriageElizabeth VanMetreView this family
December 29, 1796 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 21 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Elliot
September 23, 1799 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 31 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
MarriageMary “Polly” VanMetreView this family
December 3, 1812 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 40 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 daughter
#1
Susan Kerna Tabb
November 14, 1822 (Age 50 years)
Death of a wifeElizabeth VanMetre
after 1823 (Age 51 years)

Death about 1830 (Age 58 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert Tabb
Birth: January 20, 1737Kingston, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Death: September 11, 1775Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
mother
Mary Elizabeth Elliot
Birth: 1748Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Death: September 23, 1799Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Marriage:
himself
Family with Elizabeth VanMetre - View this family
himself
wife
Elizabeth VanMetre
Birth: about 1784Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, United States
Death: after 1823
Marriage: December 29, 1796Berkeley, Virginia, United States
Family with Mary “Polly” VanMetre - View this family
himself
wife
Mary “Polly” VanMetre
Birth: 1788Berkeley, Virginia, United States
Death: December 2, 1863Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 3, 1812Berkeley, Virginia, United States
10 years
daughter