The Shemwell Family

John Felix DeMonbreunAge: 63 years18111875

Name
John Felix DeMonbreun
Given names
John Felix
Surname
DeMonbreun
Birth September 25, 1811 22 22
Birth of a brotherJames Timothy DeMonbreun
August 3, 1813 (Age 22 months)
Death of a brotherJames Timothy DeMonbreun
February 16, 1814 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterEllen Elizabeth DeMonbreun
February 10, 1815 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 3 months)

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 sisterSarah Ann DeMonbreun
January 17, 1817 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterManicia “Manise” DeMonbreun
January 27, 1819 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Carroll DeMonbreun
March 10, 1821 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterEs Pleasant DeMonbreun
September 13, 1823 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun
October 26, 1826 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherFrancis Marion DeMonbreun
March 29, 1829 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 20 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
MarriageSarah “Sally” HugheartView this family
January 8, 1835 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Louisa Jane DeMonbreun
October 13, 1835 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 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
Birth of a son
#2
John Wesley DeMonbreun
October 29, 1837 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Ellen DeMonbreun
February 28, 1839 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Martha Brown DeMonbreun
December 17, 1841 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterMartha Brown DeMonbreun
August 7, 1842 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Lee DeMonbreun
April 30, 1843 (Age 31 years)
Death of a daughterMary Ellen DeMonbreun
February 13, 1844 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Felix Marion DeMonbreun
July 30, 1845 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
James Timothy DeMonbreun
September 9, 1848 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 34 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 sisterEs Pleasant DeMonbreun
before 1850 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Joseph Young DeMonbreun
April 19, 1850 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann “Polly” DeMonbreun
before August 17, 1850 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Elijah T DeMonbreun
about 1851 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sonElijah T DeMonbreun
about 1851 (Age 39 years)
Death of a daughterLouisa Jane DeMonbreun
August 19, 1852 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Sarah Hugheart “Sally” DeMonbreun
January 11, 1853 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Eliza Francis DeMonbreun
January 11, 1853 (Age 41 years)
Death of a wifeSarah “Sally” Hugheart
July 9, 1853 (Age 41 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Hugheart “Sally” DeMonbreun
July 9, 1853 (Age 41 years)
Death of a daughterEliza Francis DeMonbreun
July 9, 1853 (Age 41 years)
MarriageLouisa M GrissomView this family
November 6, 1853 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#12
Louisa Jane “Sis” DeMonbreun
September 3, 1854 (Age 42 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Hensley Bennett
February 7, 1856 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#13
Samuel Thomas “Samp” DeMonbreun
May 20, 1858 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#14
Henry Alexander DeMonbreun
April 2, 1859 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 45 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 49 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 55 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 55 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a fatherFelix DeMonbreun
October 5, 1868 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterManicia “Manise” DeMonbreun
before June 1869 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 57 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
Death March 31, 1875 (Age 63 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 24, 1809Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
9 months
elder sister
19 months
himself
22 months
younger brother
James Timothy DeMonbreun
Birth: August 3, 1813 24 24Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 16, 1814Davidson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
younger sister
23 months
younger sister
Sarah Ann DeMonbreun
Birth: January 17, 1817 27 28Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 8, 1906Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
William Carroll DeMonbreun
Birth: March 10, 1821 32 32Robertson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 18, 1886Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Es Pleasant DeMonbreun
Birth: September 13, 1823 34 34Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1850
6 years
younger brother
Francis Marion DeMonbreun
Birth: March 29, 1829 40 40Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1877Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
Family with Sarah “Sally” Hugheart - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 8, 1835Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, United States
9 months
daughter
Louisa Jane DeMonbreun
Birth: October 13, 1835 24 20Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 19, 1852Adair, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
John Wesley DeMonbreun
Birth: October 29, 1837 26 22Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 18, 1914Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States
16 months
daughter
Mary Ellen DeMonbreun
Birth: February 28, 1839 27 24Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 13, 1844Adair, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Martha Brown DeMonbreun
Birth: December 17, 1841 30 27Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 7, 1842Adair, Kentucky, United States
16 months
son
William Lee DeMonbreun
Birth: April 30, 1843 31 28Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 15, 1925Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne, Colorado, United States
2 years
son
Felix Marion DeMonbreun
Birth: July 30, 1845 33 30Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 12, 1919Marion, Grant, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
James Timothy DeMonbreun
Birth: September 9, 1848 36 33Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 10, 1929Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
19 months
son
Joseph Young DeMonbreun
Birth: April 19, 1850 38 35Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 16, 1924Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States
20 months
son
Elijah T DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1851 39 36Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1851Adair, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Sarah Hugheart “Sally” DeMonbreun
Birth: January 11, 1853 41 38Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 9, 1853Adair, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Eliza Francis DeMonbreun
Birth: January 11, 1853 41 38Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 9, 1853Adair, Kentucky, United States
Family with Louisa M Grissom - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 6, 1853Adair, Kentucky, United States
10 months
daughter
Louisa Jane “Sis” DeMonbreun
Birth: September 3, 1854 42 31Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 27, 1921Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
Samuel Thomas “Samp” DeMonbreun
Birth: May 20, 1858 46 35Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 4, 1943Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
10 months
son
Henry Alexander DeMonbreun
Birth: April 2, 1859 47 36Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 20, 1888Edmonson, Kentucky, United States