The Shemwell Family

Name
John Hall
Given names
John
Surname
Hall
Birth September 18, 1797 23 23
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a brotherMicajah Merriman Hall Jr.
June 23, 1799 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah Hall
June 8, 1801 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 5 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
Birth of a sisterMary Hall
June 16, 1804 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherYoung George Hall
October 14, 1806 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth “Betsy” Hall
April 19, 1809 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterSeley Hall
June 26, 1813 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterTempey Hall
November 4, 1815 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 14 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
Death of a sisterMary Hall
October 18, 1817 (Age 20 years)
MarriageMary “Polly” ShemwellView this family
October 27, 1819 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Barbary Ann Hall
1820 (Age 22 years)
Census August 7, 1820 (Age 22 years)
Note: 1820 Todd, Kentucky - John Hall Household
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Catherine Hall
December 23, 1821 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall
1822 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James F “Jin” Hall
April 7, 1824 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Micajah Merriman “Cage” Hall
about 1825 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterSeley Hall
August 17, 1827 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lucinda A Hall
about 1830 (Age 32 years)
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 34 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 38 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 of a childJohn Y CarnealBarbary Ann HallView this family
March 9, 1840 (Age 42 years)
Census June 1, 1840 (Age 42 years)
Note: 1840 Todd, Kentucky, United States - John Hall Household
Marriage of a childBenjamin Franklin ShemwellMary Catherine HallView this family
estimated 1842 (Age 44 years)

Marriage of a childIrvin GilbertElizabeth “Betsy” HallView this family
January 5, 1843 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William McKinley Shemwell
December 20, 1843 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Ann Shemwell
March 28, 1844 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Richard M Carneal
July 13, 1845 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
1846 (Age 48 years)
Note: or Green County, Kentucky
Birth of a grandson
#5
Phillip Ewing Gilbert
August 11, 1846 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 48 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Mary E Carneal
1848 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
James Caswell Shemwell
April 22, 1848 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childMicajah Merriman “Cage” HallMartha E TatumView this family
May 7, 1849 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Elphina Ella Shemwell
March 13, 1850 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
William J “Billy” Hall
March 30, 1850 (Age 52 years)
Census August 24, 1850 (Age 52 years)
Address: Dist. 2
Death of a sisterSarah Hall
after 1850 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Charles NealLucinda A HallView this family
June 5, 1851 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childJames F “Jin” HallRebecca A “Becky” MundayView this family
October 13, 1851 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
John Henry Hall
November 4, 1851 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
John Edward Neal
March 30, 1852 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Mary Mollie Gilbert
September 7, 1852 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
John W Hall
December 1, 1852 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
James S “Jimmy” Hall
October 17, 1853 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
William Henry Neal
1854 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherMicajah Merriman Hall
March 1, 1855 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Joshua S Hall
March 9, 1855 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Joseph Neal
1855 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
James Thomas Neal
March 1856 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell
August 12, 1857 (Age 59 years)
Death of a grandsonJoseph Neal
October 1857 (Age 60 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn W Hall
April 16, 1858 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Sellers
August 2, 1858 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Delilah Belle “Lila” Neal
October 2, 1858 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall
October 15, 1858 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
William H Hall
March 20, 1859 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#23
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
May 4, 1859 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 59 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a granddaughter
#24
Mary Ellen Hall
August 13, 1860 (Age 62 years)
Census September 5, 1860 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#25
Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
September 23, 1861 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#26
Josephine Hall
1861 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#27
Rev. Virgil Crittenden Neal
September 4, 1862 (Age 64 years)
Death of a daughterLucinda A Hall
after 1862 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#28
Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall
March 6, 1864 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 63 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
Birth of a grandson
#29
George Thomas Hall
June 1866 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherMicajah Merriman Hall Jr.
June 23, 1867 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 69 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 69 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#30
Lee Alice Hall
December 7, 1868 (Age 71 years)
Marriage of a childMicajah Merriman “Cage” HallMartha Jane SherrellView this family
October 14, 1869 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 71 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 October 7, 1870 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#31
George Ann Hall
September 13, 1871 (Age 73 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#32
Martha F Hall
1872 (Age 74 years)
Death of a granddaughterMary E Carneal
February 8, 1875 (Age 77 years)
Death of a wifeMary “Polly” Shemwell
March 18, 1876 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#33
Matilda Bell Hall
March 16, 1878 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 80 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death December 8, 1878 (Age 81 years)
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