The Shemwell Family

Mariah Marie DeMonbreunAge: 80 years18181898

Name
Mariah Marie DeMonbreun
Given names
Mariah Marie
Surname
DeMonbreun
Married name
Mariah Marie Boyd
Birth April 9, 1818 30 26
Birth of a brotherJohn Spencer DeMonbreun
about 1821 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterJudith Jane DeMonbreun
March 1822 (Age 3 years)
Death of a motherCatherine Jane Taylor
September 15, 1822 (Age 4 years)

Marriage of a parentJohn Baptiste DeMonbreunElizabeth HollisView this family
Type: Civil marriage
June 20, 1823 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherSamuel Bynum Hampton DeMonbreun
October 8, 1824 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun
October 26, 1826 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Gabriel DeMonbreun
about 1827 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJames Edward DeMonbreun
February 1, 1829 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 13 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 half-brotherRichard Strother DeMonbreun
May 24, 1833 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherAlfred Wilson DeMonbreun
May 1834 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 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 half-brotherAndrew Jackson DeMonbreun
December 1836 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNancy E DeMonbreun
about 1838 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMary A T DeMonbreun
about 1843 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRobert Eaton DeMonbreun
about 1845 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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 half-brotherRobert Eaton DeMonbreun
about 1851 (Age 32 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Hensley Bennett
February 7, 1856 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a parentJohn Baptiste DeMonbreunCatherine SwigartView this family
March 18, 1860 (Age 41 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam DeMonbreun
about 1860 (Age 41 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn Gabriel DeMonbreun
about 1862 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 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 48 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 48 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a half-brotherJames Edward DeMonbreun
August 21, 1868 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 50 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 fatherJohn Baptiste DeMonbreun
May 25, 1872 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Spencer DeMonbreun
about 1875 (Age 56 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 59 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 half-sisterMary A T DeMonbreun
August 29, 1896 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 79 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 November 16, 1898 (Age 80 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 2, 1816Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
William DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1817 28 25
Death: about 1860Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
15 months
herself
Mariah Marie DeMonbreun
Birth: April 9, 1818 30 26Tennessee, United States
Death: November 16, 1898Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
John Spencer DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1821 32 29Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1875
15 months
younger sister
Father’s family with Elizabeth Hollis - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: June 20, 1823Davidson, Tennessee, United States
16 months
half-brother
Samuel Bynum Hampton DeMonbreun
Birth: October 8, 1824 36 16Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 27, 1902Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
John Gabriel DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1827 38 18Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1862
2 years
half-brother
James Edward DeMonbreun
Birth: February 1, 1829 41 20Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 21, 1868Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
4 years
half-brother
Richard Strother DeMonbreun
Birth: May 24, 1833 45 25Tennessee, United States
Death: June 6, 1913Davidson, Tennessee, United States
1 year
half-brother
Alfred Wilson DeMonbreun
Birth: May 1834 46 26Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1908Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Andrew Jackson DeMonbreun
Birth: December 1836 48 28Tennessee, United States
Death: September 29, 1908Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-sister
Nancy E DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1838 49 29Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
6 years
half-sister
Mary A T DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1843 54 34Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1896Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Robert Eaton DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1845 56 36Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1851Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Catherine Swigart - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 18, 1860Cheatham, Tennessee, United States