The Shemwell Family

George Washington Sanders1816

Name
George Washington Sanders
Given names
George Washington
Surname
Sanders
Birth about 1816
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 16 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 19 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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 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
MarriageManicia “Manise” DeMonbreunView this family
October 27, 1851 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Elias Sanders
August 27, 1852 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Infant Sanders
June 16, 1854 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth Pauline Sanders
June 16, 1854 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterInfant Sanders
June 16, 1854 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mancia E Sanders
January 1856 (Age 40 years)
Death of a daughterMancia E Sanders
July 27, 1856 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Sarah L Sanders
about 1858 (Age 42 years)
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 sonElias Sanders
before 1860 (Age 44 years)

Death of a daughterSarah L Sanders
October 3, 1861 (Age 45 years)
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)
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)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a wifeManicia “Manise” DeMonbreun
before June 1869 (Age 53 years)
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
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 82 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 100 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 101 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 102 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Deathunknown

Family with Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 27, 1851Barren, Kentucky, United States
10 months
son
Elias Sanders
Birth: August 27, 1852 36 33Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1860
22 months
daughter
Infant Sanders
Birth: June 16, 1854 38 35Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 16, 1854Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Elizabeth Pauline Sanders
Birth: June 16, 1854 38 35Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 20, 1936Rowletts, Hart, Kentucky, United States
20 months
daughter
Mancia E Sanders
Birth: January 1856 40 36Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 27, 1856Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Sarah L Sanders
Birth: about 1858 42 38Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 3, 1861Barren, Kentucky, United States
Gabriel Farrell + Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 20, 1845Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
9 months
step-son
21 months
step-son
2 years
step-daughter
John Fleming + Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: December 5, 1837Adair, Kentucky, United States
13 months
step-son
James Phillix Fleming
Birth: about 1838 23 18Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 16, 1862Davidson, Tennessee, United States