The Shemwell Family

Celia ElrodAge: 60 years17901850

Name
Celia Elrod
Given names
Celia
Surname
Elrod
Married name
Celia Greene
Birth about 1790
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 3 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 13 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 22 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
MarriageJoseph GreeneView this family
about 1815 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Adam Greene
July 25, 1816 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margaret Greene
May 10, 1818 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Amos Greene
about 1821 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Isaac Marion Greene
about 1821 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Hiram Hugh Greene
about 1823 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
David Greene
December 14, 1825 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mary Greene
about 1832 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 42 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 45 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 son
#8
Joseph Warren Greene
about 1837 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childJeremiah GreeneMargaret GreeneView this family
March 26, 1839 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childAdam GreeneRebecca AdamsView this family
about 1840 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 56 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 about 1850 (Age 60 years)
Family with Joseph Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1815
19 months
son
Adam Greene
Birth: July 25, 1816 34 26Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 16, 1891Watauga, North Carolina, United States
21 months
daughter
Margaret Greene
Birth: May 10, 1818 36 28Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 5, 1886Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Amos Greene
Birth: about 1821 39 31Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 6, 1891Whitman, Washington, United States
1 year
son
Isaac Marion Greene
Birth: about 1821 39 31North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1878Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Hiram Hugh Greene
Birth: about 1823 41 33Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1865Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
David Greene
Birth: December 14, 1825 43 35Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 1863
7 years
daughter
Mary Greene
Birth: about 1832 50 42Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1907
6 years
son
Joseph Warren Greene
Birth: about 1837 55 47Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 1865Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Joseph Greene + Elizabeth Shearer - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Elizabeth Shearer
Birth: September 3, 1790North Carolina, United States
Death: June 23, 1811North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 20, 1807North Carolina, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Sarah Greene
Birth: January 22, 1808 26 17Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1862Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
step-son

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