The Shemwell Family

Historical Event

War of 1812

between 1812 and 1815 (Age 10 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 brother

Thomas Taylor Gorrell
February 15, 1818 (Age 16 years)

Religious marriage

William Shemwell — View this family
September 25, 1823 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1

George Morton Shemwell
August 1824 (Age 22 years)

Note: maybe 1827 ?

Birth of a daughter
#2

Elizabeth Shemwell
August 1826 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a son
#3

William M Shemwell
about 1829 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4

Winifred Shemwell
May 1830 (Age 28 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

Cholera Epidemic

1832 (Age 30 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 33 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

Census

June 1, 1840 (Age 38 years)

Note: 1840 USA Federal Census about William Shimills

Marriage of a child

Wilkerson C Miller — Elizabeth Shemwell — View this family
April 17, 1845 (Age 43 years)

Marriage of a child

George Morton Shemwell — Louisa M Lee — View this family
September 15, 1845 (Age 43 years)

Death of a mother

Nancy Boley
1845 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1

William David Shemwell
August 22, 1846 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2

Francis M Miller
May 13, 1847 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3

William H Miller
October 11, 1848 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event

Mexican-American War

from 1846 to 1848 (Age 44 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 grandson
#4

Alexander Taylor Shemwell
March 4, 1849 (Age 47 years)

Census

August 5, 1850 (Age 48 years)

Shared note: 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household

Birth of a grandson
#5

John William Shemwell
August 13, 1851 (Age 49 years)

Christian, Kentucky, United States

Death of a father

James Gorrell
1851 (Age 49 years)

Marriage of a child

John H Hill — Winifred Shemwell — View this family
January 13, 1853 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#6

Mary Hanna Miller
March 14, 1853 (Age 51 years)

Pettis, Missouri, United States

Birth of a grandson
#7

Sylvester Penic Shemwell
June 20, 1854 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#8

Louisa Margaret Miller
May 1859 (Age 57 years)

Pettis, Missouri, United States

Birth of a granddaughter
#9

Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
August 30, 1859 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event

Influenza Epidemic

between 1857 and 1859 (Age 55 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884

Birth of a grandson
#10

Augustus Hill
about 1860 (Age 58 years)

Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Census

June 1, 1860 (Age 58 years)

Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - George Morton Shemwell - Household

Birth of a granddaughter
#11

Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
May 1862 (Age 60 years)

Note: or 1863

Birth of a granddaughter
#12

Mary Louisa Shemwell
April 20, 1864 (Age 62 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 59 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 65 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 65 years)

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a granddaughter
#13

Louisa Shemwell
1868 (Age 66 years)

Cooper, Missouri, United States

Birth of a grandson
#14

George T Miller
calculated 1868 (Age 66 years)

Cooper, Missouri, United States

Death of a granddaughter

Louisa Shemwell
August 1869 (Age 67 years)

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 67 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

Census

June 1, 1870 (Age 68 years)

Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Morton Shemwell - Household

Death of a husband

William Shemwell
after July 1870 (Age 68 years)