The Shemwell Family

Marriage

Jacob Huffman — View this family
unknown

Birth of a sister

Rebecca Carroll
December 27, 1821 (Age 4 years)

Birth of a sister

Catherine Carroll
November 1823 (Age 6 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

Cholera Epidemic

1832 (Age 14 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 18 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

Birth of a daughter
#1

Margaret Huffman
1838 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2

Catherine Huffman
February 6, 1840 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#3

Eli Huffman
1844 (Age 26 years)

Death of a father

Eli Carroll
June 22, 1846 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a son
#4

George E Huffman
September 1847 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event

Mexican-American War

from 1846 to 1848 (Age 28 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

Birth of a son
#5

William A Huffman
1850 (Age 32 years)

Census

October 9, 1850 (Age 33 years)

Shared note: 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Huffman - Household

Birth of a daughter
#6

Sarah Huffman
1852 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a son
#7

Jacob Huffman
1852 (Age 34 years)

Jackson, Arkansas, United States

Historical Event

Influenza Epidemic

between 1857 and 1859 (Age 39 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884

Marriage of a child

John C Gibbons — Margaret Huffman — View this family
September 20, 1863 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 49 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 49 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Marriage of a child

Nathan T Jones — Catherine Huffman — View this family
December 24, 1868 (Age 51 years)

Bird, Jackson, Arkansas, United States

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 51 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 24, 1870 (Age 53 years)

Bird, Sharp, Arkansas, United States

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Carroll - Household

Death of a husband

Jacob Huffman
1871 (Age 53 years)

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 60 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 mother

Catherine Burrage
June 1, 1880 (Age 62 years)

Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas, United States

Census

June 10, 1880 (Age 62 years)

Death of a brother

Benjamin Carroll
March 1884 (Age 66 years)

Sharp, Arkansas, United States

Marriage of a child

George E Huffman — Sarah J Walley — View this family
August 8, 1886 (Age 69 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1

Lucinda Cardilla “Lucy” Huffman
April 20, 1887 (Age 69 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2

Mattie L Huffman
August 1888 (Age 71 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3

Lizzie Huffman
April 1889 (Age 71 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4

Julia Mae Huffman
February 1891 (Age 73 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5

Mendie Lou Huffman
November 1893 (Age 76 years)

Pleasant Ridge, Fulton, Arkansas, United States

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 80 years)

Cuba

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

Census

June 1, 1900 (Age 82 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - George E Huffman - Household

Marriage of a child

Jesse W Porter — Catherine Huffman — View this family

Type: Civil marriage

November 18, 1900 (Age 83 years)

Sharp, Arkansas, United States

Death of a sister

Rebecca Carroll
February 1, 1906 (Age 88 years)