The Shemwell Family

WoodAge: 72 years18351908

Name
Wood
Given names
Mariah E
Surname
Wood
Birth February 18, 1835 38 38
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 7 months)
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 10 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 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 fatherAlexander Hamilton Wood
November 15, 1860 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret C Wood
October 4, 1863 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 26 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
Death of a sisterMary Wood
January 1867 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 31 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 31 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 33 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 motherMary Esther Evans
July 26, 1871 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 42 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 Basil Wood
April 3, 1891 (Age 56 years)

Death of a brotherSterling Alexander Martin Wood
July 26, 1891 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 63 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 brotherHenry Clay Wood
December 2, 1906 (Age 71 years)

Death February 3, 1908 (Age 72 years)

Burial
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father
mother
Marriage: January 23, 1817Davidson, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder sister
Mary Wood
Birth: December 20, 1817 21 21Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1867
4 months
elder sister
Margaret C Wood
Birth: May 3, 1818 21 22Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1863Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
2 years
elder brother
William Basil Wood
Birth: October 13, 1820 24 24Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 3, 1891
2 years
elder brother
Sterling Alexander Martin Wood
Birth: March 17, 1823 26 27Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Death: July 26, 1891Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
5 years
elder brother
Alexander Hamilton Wood Jr.
Birth: August 25, 1828 32 32Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Death: October 30, 1830Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
2 years
elder brother
Henry Clay Wood
Birth: February 5, 1831 34 34Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Death: December 2, 1906
4 years
herself
Wood
Birth: February 18, 1835 38 38Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Death: February 3, 1908

Wood has 20 first cousins recorded