Elizabeth “Betsy” HallAge: 58 years1822–1880
- Name
- Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Hall
- Married name
- Elizabeth Gilbert
- Married name
- Elizabeth Shemwell
- Nickname
- Betsy
 Birth | 1822 24 22 |
 Birth of a brother | James F “Jin” Hall April 7, 1824 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall about 1825 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda A Hall about 1830 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Shemwell Jr. July 10, 1831 (Age 9 years) Note: James may have passed prior to 1831. Elizabeth is listed as head of the household in the 1830 US Federal Census in Todd, Kentucky, United States. This census was taken June 1, 1830 - August 1, 1830. |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 10 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 13 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 |
 Marriage | Irvin Gilbert — View this family January 5, 1843 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Phillip Ewing Gilbert August 11, 1846 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 24 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 | August 24, 1850 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Mollie Gilbert September 7, 1852 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Micajah Merriman Hall March 1, 1855 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Sellers August 2, 1858 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 35 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 sister | Lucinda A Hall after 1862 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 39 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 45 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 45 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 47 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Robert William Driskill — Mary Mollie Gilbert — View this family March 1870 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | October 5, 1870 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | George A Bell Driskill June 25, 1871 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary M Driskill January 18, 1873 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Elvis Hayes Driskill January 10, 1875 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Shemwell March 18, 1876 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Connie Robert “Meits” Driskill May 13, 1877 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Phillip Ewing Gilbert — Mary Jane Tabb — View this family October 18, 1877 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Henry Gilbert July 19, 1878 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 56 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 granddaughter #6 | Rebecca Driskill 1879 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | Irvin Gilbert April 1880 (Age 58 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a sister | Barbary Ann Hall 1880 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall after 1880 (on the date of death) |
 Death | after 1880 (Age 58 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Hall Birth: September 18, 1797 23 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: December 8, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1799 24 24 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 18, 1876 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 27, 1819 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Barbary Ann Hall Birth: 1820 22 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Catherine Hall Birth: December 23, 1821 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 14, 1905 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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1 year herself |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall Birth: 1822 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
James F “Jin” Hall Birth: April 7, 1824 26 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 22, 1887 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall Birth: about 1825 27 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Lucinda A Hall Birth: about 1830 32 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1862 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Irvin Gilbert |
| husband |
Irvin Gilbert Birth: 1818 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall Birth: 1822 24 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1843 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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| son |
Martin Gilbert Death: |
| son |
Phillip Ewing Gilbert Birth: August 11, 1846 28 24 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1929 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Mary Mollie Gilbert Birth: September 7, 1852 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1935 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall has 20 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (20)
Parents William Shemwell + Mary Gorrell
Parents Jeremiah O “Jerry” Holland + Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell + Drucilla Tomerlin
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Irvin Gilbert - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Irvin Gilbert - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Ewing Gilbert - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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