The Shemwell Family

Harriett BinghamAge: 51 years18291880

Name
Harriett Bingham
Given names
Harriett
Surname
Bingham
Birth about 1829 34 23
Death of a paternal grandfatherRev. George Washington Bingham
August 4, 1829
Birth of a sisterJulia Bingham
June 14, 1831 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 3 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 6 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 7 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Bingham
November 5, 1838 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 21 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 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 30 years)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Harshberger
after 1860 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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 38 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 38 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 40 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 41 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Price Bingham
August 1872 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 49 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 51 years)
Death after 1880 (Age 51 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: August 22, 1816Albemarle, Virginia, United States
4 years
elder brother
Jacob Bingham
Birth: February 17, 1820 25 14Virginia, United States
Death: July 26, 1908Saline, Missouri, United States
5 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
3 years
herself
Harriett Bingham
Birth: about 1829 34 23Missouri, United States
Death: after 1880
2 years
younger sister
6 years
younger brother

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

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