The Shemwell Family

Celah BradfordAge: 45 years17671812

Name
Celah Bradford
Given names
Celah
Surname
Bradford
Married name
Celah White
Birth about 1767
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 8 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 8 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
MarriageColeman Read WhiteView this family
March 13, 1786 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary “Polly” White
December 1789 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Elizabeth White
March 28, 1791 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John White
February 29, 1796 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 26 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruthy White
December 1799 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Susannah White
April 18, 1802 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 36 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 (on the date of death)

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
Death about 1812 (Age 45 years)
Family with Coleman Read White - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 13, 1786Granville, North Carolina, United States
5 years
daughter
Elizabeth White
Birth: March 28, 1791 26 24North Carolina, United States
Death: June 23, 1881Tennessee, United States
-15 months
daughter
Mary “Polly” White
Birth: December 1789 24 22Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1882Weakley, Tennessee, United States
6 years
son
John White
Birth: February 29, 1796 31 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 5, 1865Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Ruthy White
Birth: December 1799 34 32North Carolina, United States
Death: after 1850Weakley, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Coleman Read White + Polly Cole - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: September 26, 1812Granville, North Carolina, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Haskey Ann Nelson White
Birth: September 8, 1813 48 23Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 21, 1884Weakley, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-son
William George Vaughn White
Birth: October 17, 1815 50 25Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 21, 1881Weakley, Tennessee, United States
4 years
step-son
Thomas Person White
Birth: April 15, 1819 54 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 22, 1888Weakley, Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Frances Laurey Jane White
Birth: December 18, 1821 56 32Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 11, 1896Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
13 months
step-daughter
Cecilia Coleman White
Birth: January 26, 1823 58 33Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 11, 1907Weakley, Tennessee, United States

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