The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1818
Marriage	Burell Meador — View this family unknown
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 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
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 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 28 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
Birth of a son #1	Sidney A Meador 1849 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son #2	Fleming H Meador 1851 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son #3	Edmond J W Meador 1855 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter #4	Susan A Meador 1857 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 39 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 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 49 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 49 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 51 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
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 60 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	1881 (Age 63 years)

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Family with Burell Meador - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Law Sidney A Meador Fleming H Meador Edmond J W Meador Susan A Meador Family with spouse Permelia Belinda Rickman Burell Meador Birth: 1820 Death: 1893
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Burell Meador Sidney A Meador Fleming H Meador Edmond J W Meador Susan A Meador Elizabeth Law Birth: 1818 Death: 1881
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son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sidney A Meador Birth: 1849 29 31 Death: 1921
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Fleming H Meador Birth: 1851 31 33 Death: 1915
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Edmond J W Meador Birth: 1855 35 37 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Susan A Meador Birth: 1857 37 39 Death:

Burell Meador + Permelia Belinda Rickman - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Law Sidney A Meador Fleming H Meador Edmond J W Meador Susan A Meador Family with spouse Permelia Belinda Rickman Burell Meador Birth: 1820 Death: 1893
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Shemwell James Marcus Shemwell William Alexander Shemwell Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell Family with spouse Burell Meador Permelia Belinda Rickman Birth: September 12, 1822 24 17 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1910 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: August 14, 1883 — Todd, Kentucky, United States

Family with Burell Meador
husband Parents (unknown)	Burell Meador 1820–1893
herself Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Law 1818–1881
son Family (none)	Sidney A Meador 1849–1921
son Family (none)	Fleming H Meador 1851–1915
son Family (none)	Edmond J W Meador 1855–
daughter Family (none)	Susan A Meador 1857–
Burell Meador + Permelia Belinda Rickman
husband Parents (unknown)	Burell Meador 1820–1893
husband’s wife Parents James Rickman Elizabeth K Henry	Permelia Belinda Rickman 1822–1910