The Shemwell Family

Katherine SmithAge: 86 years18131900

Name
Katherine Smith
Given names
Katherine
Surname
Smith
Married name
Katherine Younger
Married name
Katherine Salisbury
Birth July 28, 1813 42 38
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 brotherDon Carlos Smith
March 25, 1816 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLucy Smith
July 18, 1821 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherAlvin Smith
November 19, 1823 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAsahel Smith
October 31, 1830 (Age 17 years)
MarriageWilkins Jenkins SalisburyView this family
January 8, 1831 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 18 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 22 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 paternal grandmotherMary Duty
May 27, 1836 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Smith
September 14, 1840 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherDon Carlos Smith
August 7, 1841 (Age 28 years)
Death of a brotherHyrum Smith
June 27, 1844 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Smith Jr.
June 27, 1844 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Harrison Smith
July 30, 1844 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 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
MarriageJoseph YoungerView this family
about 1853 (Age 39 years)
Death of a husbandWilkins Jenkins Salisbury
November 27, 1853 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherLucy Mack
May 14, 1856 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 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 47 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 53 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 53 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 55 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 sisterSophronia Smith
October 28, 1876 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 64 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 sisterLucy Smith
December 9, 1882 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Smith
November 13, 1893 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 84 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 February 1, 1900 (Age 86 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 1796
2 years
elder brother
Smith
Birth: about 1797 25 21Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: about 1797Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
13 months
elder brother
Alvin Smith
Birth: February 11, 1798 26 22Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: November 19, 1823Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
2 years
elder brother
Hyrum Smith
Birth: February 9, 1800 28 24Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Sophronia Smith
Birth: May 17, 1803 31 27Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: October 28, 1876Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder brother
Samuel Harrison Smith
Birth: March 13, 1808 36 32Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: July 30, 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
herself
Katherine Smith
Birth: July 28, 1813 42 38Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Death: February 1, 1900Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
Lucy Smith
Birth: July 18, 1821 50 46Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
Death: December 9, 1882Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States
Family with Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury - View this family
husband
Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury
Birth: June 6, 1809Rushville, Yates, New York, United States
Death: November 27, 1853Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States
herself
Katherine Smith
Birth: July 28, 1813 42 38Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Death: February 1, 1900Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Marriage: January 8, 1831Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
Family with Joseph Younger - View this family
husband
herself
Katherine Smith
Birth: July 28, 1813 42 38Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Death: February 1, 1900Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1853Illinois, United States

Katherine Smith has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (1)

Parents Asahel Smith Jr. + Elizabeth Schellenger
1Silas Smith18221892

Mother's family (0)