The Shemwell Family

Appolonia StrehlAge: 86 years18181904

Name
Appolonia Strehl
Given names
Appolonia
Surname
Strehl
Married name
Appolonia Walter
Birth February 10, 1818 22 25
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 13 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 17 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
MarriageJohn WalterView this family
August 18, 1844 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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
Death of a motherAppolonia Haym
June 1850 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary A Walter
August 4, 1853 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a fatherJacobo Baltasare Strehl
December 28, 1860 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 48 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 48 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 50 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 husbandJohn Walter
July 11, 1870 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Theobald ThomaMary A WalterView this family
Type: Religious marriage
May 23, 1872 (Age 54 years)
Religion: Catholic
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Annie Marie Thoma
April 5, 1873 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 59 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 80 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
Death November 27, 1904 (Age 86 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jacobo Baltasare Strehl
Birth: July 1795Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: December 28, 1860Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
mother
Appolonia Haym
Birth: 1793Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: June 1850Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
herself
Appolonia Strehl
Birth: February 10, 1818 22 25Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: November 27, 1904Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Family with John Walter - View this family
husband
John Walter
Birth: August 23, 1820 27 24Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: July 11, 1870Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
herself
Appolonia Strehl
Birth: February 10, 1818 22 25Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: November 27, 1904Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: August 18, 1844Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
9 years
daughter
Mary A Walter
Birth: August 4, 1853 32 35Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1936Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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