The Shemwell Family

Rebecca Redwine1807

Name
Rebecca Redwine
Given names
Rebecca
Surname
Redwine
Married name
Rebecca Coggins
Birth about 1807 29 28
Birth of a sisterSarah “Sally” Redwine
about 1808 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a brotherJacob Redwine Jr
December 12, 1814 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 5 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
Birth of a sisterCatherine Redwine
December 15, 1818 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherAlbert Clarke Redwine
1826 (Age 19 years)
MarriageJarrett CogginsView this family
January 1, 1827 (Age 20 years)
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 25 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
Death of a fatherJacob Redwine
February 4, 1833 (Age 26 years)
Death of a husbandJarrett Coggins
1835 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 28 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 brotherWilliam Travis Redwine
1838 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 39 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 sisterMary M “Polly” Redwine
July 15, 1857 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterCatherine Redwine
November 25, 1857 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 50 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 54 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 60 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 60 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 62 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 71 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 brotherJacob Redwine Jr
February 19, 1894 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 91 years)
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 109 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1798Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder brother
William Travis Redwine
Birth: 1801 23 22Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1838Rowan, North Carolina, United States
7 years
herself
-1 years
elder sister
Mary M “Polly” Redwine
Birth: 1805 27 26Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 15, 1857Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Sarah “Sally” Redwine
Birth: about 1808 30 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
7 years
younger brother
Jacob Redwine Jr
Birth: December 12, 1814 37 35Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 19, 1894Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Catherine Redwine
Birth: December 15, 1818 41 39Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 25, 1857Rowan, North Carolina, United States
8 years
younger brother
Family with Jarrett Coggins - View this family
husband
Jarrett Coggins
Birth: about 1807Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1835Rowan, North Carolina, United States
herself
Marriage: January 1, 1827Rowan, North Carolina, United States