The Shemwell Family

Ellen Elizabeth DeMonbreunAge: 91 years18151906

Name
Ellen Elizabeth DeMonbreun
Given names
Ellen Elizabeth
Surname
DeMonbreun
Married name
Ellen Elizabeth Dulin
Birth February 10, 1815 26 26
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815

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 23 months)
Birth of a sisterManicia “Manise” DeMonbreun
January 27, 1819 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Carroll DeMonbreun
March 10, 1821 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterEs Pleasant DeMonbreun
September 13, 1823 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun
October 26, 1826 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherFrancis Marion DeMonbreun
March 29, 1829 (Age 14 years)
MarriageMatthew Neal DulinView this family
about 1831 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Jane Dulin
July 13, 1832 (Age 17 years)
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
Birth of a son
#2
John Franklin Dulin
April 3, 1834 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 20 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 daughter
#3
Sarah M Dulin
January 10, 1843 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Louisa Dulin
April 9, 1844 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Amanda Brown Dulin
August 18, 1845 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William Blakely Dulin
October 22, 1848 (Age 33 years)
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
Birth of a son
#7
James M Dulin
about 1849 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sisterEs Pleasant DeMonbreun
before 1850 (Age 34 years)

Death of a sisterMary Ann “Polly” DeMonbreun
before August 17, 1850 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Felix M Dulin
December 8, 1850 (Age 35 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Hensley Bennett
February 7, 1856 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Elizabeth Ellen Dulin
September 13, 1857 (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 sonJohn Franklin Dulin
April 7, 1862 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 46 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 fatherFelix DeMonbreun
October 5, 1868 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterManicia “Manise” DeMonbreun
before June 1869 (Age 54 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
Death of a brotherJohn Felix DeMonbreun
March 31, 1875 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann “Polly” Cagle
May 6, 1876 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherFrancis Marion DeMonbreun
October 27, 1877 (Age 62 years)
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
Death of a brotherWilliam Carroll DeMonbreun
October 18, 1886 (Age 71 years)
Death of a husbandMatthew Neal Dulin
February 8, 1892 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 83 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
Death of a sisterSarah Ann DeMonbreun
March 8, 1906 (on the date of death)
Death March 8, 1906 (Age 91 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 24, 1809Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
9 months
elder sister
19 months
elder brother
22 months
elder brother
James Timothy DeMonbreun
Birth: August 3, 1813 24 24Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 16, 1814Davidson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
herself
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 Matthew Neal Dulin - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1831Hart, Kentucky, United States
18 months
daughter
Mary Jane Dulin
Birth: July 13, 1832 20 17Barren, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 1908Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
21 months
son
John Franklin Dulin
Birth: April 3, 1834 22 19Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1862Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin, Tennessee, United States
9 years
daughter
Sarah M Dulin
Birth: January 10, 1843 31 27Kentucky, United States
Death: July 10, 1910Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
15 months
daughter
Louisa Dulin
Birth: April 9, 1844 32 29Kentucky, United States
Death: September 5, 1931Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
16 months
daughter
Amanda Brown Dulin
Birth: August 18, 1845 33 30Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 23, 1923Moody, McLennan, Texas, United States
3 years
son
William Blakely Dulin
Birth: October 22, 1848 36 33Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 1925Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States
14 months
son
James M Dulin
Birth: about 1849 37 33Adair, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1926
23 months
son
Felix M Dulin
Birth: December 8, 1850 38 35
Death: July 29, 1931Kentucky, United States
7 years
daughter