The Shemwell Family

Jane Posh1816

Name
Jane Posh
Given names
Jane
Surname
Posh
Married name
Jane Webb
Married name
Jane Wells
Birth 1816

MarriageYelverton WellsView this family
October 22, 1829 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Wells
1832 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 16 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
Birth of a son
#2
John Wells
1834 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 19 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 son
#3
Benjamin Wells
1836 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Yelverton Wells
1845 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 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
Religious marriageStanard WebbView this family
May 17, 1849 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ewing Madison Webb
March 27, 1850 (Age 34 years)
Census September 20, 1850 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Henry Stanard Webb
November 1852 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a son
#7
Albert T Webb
March 1856 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 41 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 29, 1860 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 45 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 51 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 51 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 53 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 August 5, 1870 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childEwing Madison WebbSarah C “Kate” McMahanView this family
Type: Civil marriage
November 30, 1871 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Emory Lee Webb
December 20, 1872 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Walter Woodson Webb
May 28, 1874 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Stanard WebbLuella “Ella” TurleyView this family
1874 (Age 58 years)

Death of a grandsonEmory Lee Webb
June 3, 1874 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Arthur Lee Webb
April 2, 1875 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Jesse Madison Webb
1876 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Bertha M Webb
1877 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childEwing Madison WebbLaura Madora SmithView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 10, 1878 (Age 62 years)
Death of a grandsonJesse Madison Webb
1878 (Age 62 years)
Death of a granddaughterBertha M Webb
1878 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a grandson
#6
Lester S Webb
July 5, 1879 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childAlbert T WebbMary Catherine “Molly” HuffView this family
Type: Civil marriage
October 29, 1879 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Harry Madison Webb
November 22, 1880 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Waid Madison Webb
August 8, 1882 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Dorsey R Webb
October 5, 1885 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Bessie R Webb
August 3, 1886 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Edgar Webb
May 1894 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sonEwing Madison Webb
January 13, 1895 (Age 79 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Ella Marie Webb
April 18, 1896 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 82 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
Death of a grandsonLester S Webb
November 29, 1898 (Age 82 years)
Death of a grandsonDorsey R Webb
before 1900 (Age 84 years)

Death of a grandchildInfant Webb
before 1900 (Age 84 years)

Death of a granddaughterBessie R Webb
July 4, 1907 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 100 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 101 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 102 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a grandsonArthur Lee Webb
1919 (Age 103 years)
Deathunknown

Family with Stanard Webb - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 17, 1849Cooper, Missouri, United States
7 years
son
-6 years
son
3 years
son
Family with Yelverton Wells - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 22, 1829Nelson, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
10 years
son
Stanard Webb + Lucy Reddish - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: January 26, 1830Madison, Virginia, United States
3 years
step-daughter
15 months
step-son
3 years
step-daughter
6 years
step-son

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Stanard Webb - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Stanard Webbhead46MWfarmerVA
Jane P Webbwife34FWKY
William Wellsstepson18MWVA
James J Webbson18MWVA
John Wellsstepson16MWKY
Benjamin Wellsstepson14MWKY
Cornelia Webbdaughter14FWVA
Benjamin Webbson10MWMO
Yelverton Webbson5MWMO
Ewingson6 monthsMWMO

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Stanard Webb - Household

Lamine Twp, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Stanard Webbhead52MWfarmerVA
Jane P Webbwife48FWVA
Albert Webbson4MWMO
Madison Webbson10MWMO
Stanard Webbson7MWMO
Yelvertson Wellsstep son13MWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Stanard Webb - Household

Lamine Twp, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Webb, Stanardhead62MWfarmerVA
Webb, J Pwife54FWkeeping houseVA
Webb, Albertson13MWworks on farmMO
Webb,Stanardson17MWworks on farmMO
Webb, Madisonson20MWworks on farmMO