The Shemwell Family

John Weems LockridgeAge: 64 years17931857

Name
John Weems Lockridge
Given names
John Weems
Surname
Lockridge
Birth March 8, 1793 35 20
MarriageMariah C DavisView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherRobert Patton Lockridge
June 26, 1795 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam A Lockridge
January 2, 1798 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 9 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
Birth of a brotherJames Hodge Lockridge
July 3, 1804 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherRobert Lockridge
October 1809 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Carlisle
after 1809 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 18 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 38 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 42 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
Death of a sisterRebecca Grimes Lockridge
1838 (Age 44 years)

Death of a fatherJames Hodge Lockridge III
July 28, 1840 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam A Lockridge
1843 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherJames Hodge Lockridge
November 24, 1845 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 52 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
Death of a brotherRobert Patton Lockridge
August 1850 (Age 57 years)
Cause: Consumption
Death of a motherAnn Lockridge
1851 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 63 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death April 22, 1857 (Age 64 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 22, 1788Augusta, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder sister
22 months
himself
John Weems Lockridge
Birth: March 8, 1793 35 20Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Death: April 22, 1857Maury, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
William A Lockridge
Birth: January 2, 1798 40 25Clarke, Georgia, United States
Death: 1843Washington, Texas, United States
7 years
younger brother
James Hodge Lockridge
Birth: July 3, 1804 47 32Clarke, Georgia, United States
Death: November 24, 1845Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mariah C Davis - View this family
himself
John Weems Lockridge
Birth: March 8, 1793 35 20Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Death: April 22, 1857Maury, Tennessee, United States
wife
Mariah C Davis
Birth: April 4, 1806Virginia, United States
Death: June 23, 1876Maury, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:

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