The Shemwell Family

Capt. John W TillettAge: 46 years1800–1846

Name: Capt. John W Tillett

Name prefix: Capt.

Given names: John W

Surname: Tillett

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Birth	about 1800 Madison, Kentucky, United States
Marriage	Sophia Bratton — View this family unknown
Historical Event	The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 3 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 12 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
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 32 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 35 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 (on the date of death) 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
Death	about 1846 (Age 46 years) Madison, Kentucky, United States

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Family with Sophia Bratton - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sophia Bratton Capt. John W Tillett Birth: about 1800 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1846 — Madison, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Parke Family with spouse Capt. John W Tillett Sophia Bratton Birth: about 1804 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: —

Joseph Parke + Sophia Bratton - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sophia Bratton Joseph Parke Birth: 1804 34 33 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1880 — Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Parke Family with spouse Capt. John W Tillett Sophia Bratton Birth: about 1804 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: January 9, 1849 — Madison, Kentucky, United States