The Shemwell Family

Jacobo Baltasare StrehlAge: 65 years17951860

Name
Jacobo Baltasare Strehl
Given names
Jacobo Baltasare
Surname
Strehl
Birth July 1795
MarriageAppolonia HaymView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 7 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 16 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
Appolonia Strehl
February 10, 1818 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 36 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 40 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
Marriage of a childJohn WalterAppolonia StrehlView this family
August 18, 1844 (Age 49 years)
Emigration May 26, 1846 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 50 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 wifeAppolonia Haym
June 1850 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary A Walter
August 4, 1853 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 61 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death December 28, 1860 (Age 65 years)
Family with Appolonia Haym - View this family
himself
Jacobo Baltasare Strehl
Birth: July 1795Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: December 28, 1860Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Appolonia Haym
Birth: 1793Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: June 1850Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Appolonia Strehl
Birth: February 10, 1818 22 25Bornheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: November 27, 1904Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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