The Shemwell Family

Lucy Dickerson1781

Name
Lucy Dickerson
Given names
Lucy
Surname
Dickerson
Married name
Lucy Adams
Birth about 1781
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
MarriageThomas D AdamsView this family
October 3, 1798 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 12 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Thomas Adams
July 25, 1801 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 22 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 31 years)

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 son
#2
James C Adams
July 1819 (Age 38 years)
Note: See "James C Adams Birth and Death Record" attached below for estimated birth date.
Marriage of a childRobert Thomas AdamsRebecca ManionView this family
about 1828 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William F Adams
about 1829 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Henry Adams
about 1830 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 51 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 54 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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 65 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
Marriage of a childJames C AdamsMathilda H McGeheeView this family
July 27, 1852 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 76 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 80 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 86 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 86 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 88 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 sonRobert Thomas Adams
March 22, 1872 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 97 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 sonJames C Adams
July 1879 (Age 98 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam F Adams
about 1887 (Age 106 years)
Deathunknown

Family with Thomas D Adams - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 3, 1798Louisa, Virginia, United States
3 years
son
18 years
son
James C Adams
Birth: July 1819 39 38Kentucky, United States
Death: July 1879Logan, Kentucky, United States

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