The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	October 17, 1815 50 25 Granville, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 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
Birth of a brother	Thomas Person White April 15, 1819 (Age 3 years) Granville, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Frances Laurey Jane White December 18, 1821 (Age 6 years) Granville, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Cecilia Coleman White January 26, 1823 (Age 7 years) Granville, North Carolina, United States
Will	August 27, 1831 (Age 15 years) Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death of a mother	Polly Cole October 1831 (Age 15 years) Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 16 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
Death of a father	Coleman Read White about 1835 (Age 19 years) Granville, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 19 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 (Age 30 years) 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 of a half-sister	Ruthy White after 1850 (Age 34 years) Weakley, Tennessee, United States Note: She is shown living with her husband (John Crook) and children in the 1850 Census
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
Death of a half-brother	John White April 5, 1865 (Age 49 years) Granville, North Carolina, United States
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) Alaska, USA 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) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
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
Death of a half-sister	Elizabeth White June 23, 1881 (Age 65 years) Tennessee, United States
Death	September 21, 1881 (Age 65 years) Weakley, Tennessee, United States
Burial	White Family Cemetery, Ralston, Weakley, Tennessee, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: White Family Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Celah Bradford Elizabeth White Mary “Polly” White John White Ruthy White Susannah White Family with spouse Polly Cole Haskey Ann Nelson White William George Vaughn White Thomas Person White Frances Laurey Jane White Cecilia Coleman White Coleman Read White Birth: about 1765 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1835 — Granville, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Coleman Read White Haskey Ann Nelson White William George Vaughn White Thomas Person White Frances Laurey Jane White Cecilia Coleman White Polly Cole Birth: December 1789 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1831 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: September 26, 1812 — Granville, North Carolina, United States
11 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Haskey Ann Nelson White Birth: September 8, 1813 48 23 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: December 21, 1884 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William George Vaughn White Birth: October 17, 1815 50 25 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1881 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas Person White Birth: April 15, 1819 54 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: January 22, 1888 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Frances Laurey Jane White Birth: December 18, 1821 56 32 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: October 11, 1896 — Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States
13 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Cecilia Coleman White Birth: January 26, 1823 58 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 11, 1907 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States

Father’s family with Celah Bradford - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Celah Bradford Elizabeth White Mary “Polly” White John White Ruthy White Susannah White Family with spouse Polly Cole Haskey Ann Nelson White William George Vaughn White Thomas Person White Frances Laurey Jane White Cecilia Coleman White Coleman Read White Birth: about 1765 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1835 — Granville, North Carolina, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Coleman Read White Elizabeth White Mary “Polly” White John White Ruthy White Susannah White Celah Bradford Birth: about 1767 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1812 — Granville, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: March 13, 1786 — Granville, North Carolina, United States
5 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elizabeth White Birth: March 28, 1791 26 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1881 — Tennessee, United States
-15 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary “Polly” White Birth: December 1789 24 22 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1882 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States
6 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hixey Cole Dr D Coleman White Caroline Narcissa White Mary Susannah White John White Birth: February 29, 1796 31 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: April 5, 1865 — Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ruthy White Birth: December 1799 34 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: after 1850 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lemuel McGehee John Young McGehee William R McGehee Susannah White Birth: April 18, 1802 37 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1902 — North Carolina, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Coleman Read White 1765–1835
mother Parents (unknown)	Polly Cole 1789–1831
elder sister Family (none)	Haskey Ann Nelson White 1813–1884
himself Family (none)	William George Vaughn White 1815–1881
younger brother Family (none)	Thomas Person White 1819–1888
younger sister Family (none)	Frances Laurey Jane White 1821–1896
younger sister Family (none)	Cecilia Coleman White 1823–1907
Father’s family with Celah Bradford
father Parents (unknown)	Coleman Read White 1765–1835
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Celah Bradford 1767–1812
half-sister Family (none)	Elizabeth White 1791–1881
half-sister Family (none)	Mary “Polly” White 1789–1882
half-brother Family Hixey Cole Dr D Coleman White Caroline Narcissa White Mary Susannah White	John White 1796–1865
half-sister Family (none)	Ruthy White 1799–1850
half-sister Family Lemuel McGehee John Young McGehee William R McGehee	Susannah White 1802–1902