The Shemwell Family

Jacob BinghamAge: 88 years18201908

Name
Jacob Bingham
Given names
Jacob
Surname
Bingham
Birth February 17, 1820 25 14
Birth of a brotherCapt. George Bingham
August 24, 1824 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Bingham
1827 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a sisterHarriett Bingham
about 1829 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRev. George Washington Bingham
August 4, 1829 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterJulia Bingham
June 14, 1831 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 11 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 15 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
Birth of a brotherWilliam Price Bingham
about 1836 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Bingham
November 5, 1838 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 25 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
Census October 31, 1850 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 36 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 sisterMargaret Bingham
1859 (Age 38 years)
Census July 1, 1860 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Harshberger
after 1860 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 41 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 46 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 46 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 48 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 July 23, 1870 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Price Bingham
August 1872 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 57 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 18, 1880 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterHarriett Bingham
after 1880 (Age 59 years)

MarriageParilee CrutcherView this family
November 3, 1886 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Pearl Bingham
July 1, 1890 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 78 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
Census June 21, 1900 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherCapt. George Bingham
September 1, 1904 (Age 84 years)
Death July 26, 1908 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 22, 1816Albemarle, Virginia, United States
4 years
himself
Jacob Bingham
Birth: February 17, 1820 25 14Virginia, United States
Death: July 26, 1908Saline, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Harriett Bingham
Birth: about 1829 34 23Missouri, United States
Death: after 1880
2 years
younger sister
6 years
younger brother
Family with Parilee Crutcher - View this family
himself
Jacob Bingham
Birth: February 17, 1820 25 14Virginia, United States
Death: July 26, 1908Saline, Missouri, United States
wife
Parilee Crutcher
Birth: February 4, 1864Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 20, 1940Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 3, 1886Saline, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Pearl Bingham
Birth: July 1, 1890 70 26Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: April 1, 1970Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Mary Harshberger - Household

Saline, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Mary I Binghamhead44FWVA
Jacob Binghamson28MWFarmerVA
Harriett Binghamdaughter21FWMO
William Binghamson14MWMO
George Binghamson25MWCarder?VA
Daniel Watt33MWPlastererKY
Julia Wattdaughter18FWMO

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jacob Binghamhead35MWFarmerVA
Mary Binghammother50FWVA
Robert Lynn14MWIreland

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Bingham, Jhead50MWFarmerVA
Bingham, Harriettyounger sister50FWKeeping HouseMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Bingham, JacobWM60headSFarmerVAVAVA
Bingham, HarriettWF48sisterSKeeping HouseMOVAVA
Watts, WilliamWM23nephewSMOOHMO
White, AdamBM23Farm LaborerMO

Next door to Sylvester Penick Shemwell

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Bingham - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bingham, JacobheadWMFeb182080M13VAVAVAFarmer
Bingham, ParileewifeWFFeb186436M1341KYKYKY
Bingham, Mary PearldaughterWFJul18909SMOVAKYAt School
Townsend, Emma EboarderWFDec188712SMOMOKYAt School