The Shemwell Family

Frances W “Fanny” Robinson1825

Name
Frances W “Fanny” Robinson
Given names
Frances W
Surname
Robinson
Nickname
Fanny
Married name
Frances W Kyle
Birth about 1825 23 19
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam McGehee IV
about 1825
Marriage of parentsRev Isaac RobinsonNancy McGeeView this family
about 1826 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterKeziah Robinson
about 1830 (Age 5 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 7 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 sisterMartha Robinson
about 1835 (Age 10 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 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 sisterMary Jane Robinson
about 1838 (Age 13 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brotherLewis Robinson
about 1840 (Age 15 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brotherAlexander Robinson
about 1842 (Age 17 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret E Kyle
about 1849 (Age 24 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Johns
about 1855 (Age 30 years)
MarriageSylvester A KyleView this family
September 27, 1859 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 17, 1860 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Cyrus W Kyle
February 6, 1862 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 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
Birth of a son
#3
Henry Wesley “Squire” Kyle
March 16, 1867 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 42 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 42 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 44 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 53 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 55 years)
Death of a fatherRev Isaac Robinson
after 1880 (Age 55 years)

Note: Isaac is shown in 1880 Census with his wife, Nancy
Death of a motherNancy McGee
after 1880 (Age 55 years)
Note: Nancy is shown in the 1880 Census with her husband, Isaac
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 73 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 91 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 92 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 93 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a sonCyrus W Kyle
July 17, 1928 (Age 103 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 104 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1826Tennessee, United States
herself
6 years
younger sister
6 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Family with Sylvester A Kyle - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 27, 1859Wayne, Tennessee, United States
-10 years
daughter
13 years
son
Cyrus W Kyle
Birth: February 6, 1862 29 37Tennessee, United States
Death: July 17, 1928Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Henry Wesley “Squire” Kyle
Birth: March 16, 1867 34 42Tennessee, United States
Death: May 7, 1944Missouri, United States

Frances W “Fanny” Robinson has 29 first cousins recorded

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester A Kyle - Household

Wayne, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Sylvester A Kylehead27MWLaborer60TNY1
Frances W “Fanny” Robinsonwife34FWTNY
Margaret E Kyledaughter11FWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester A Kyle - Household

Wayne, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Kyle, Sylvester AWM49headMFarmerTNTNTN
Robinson, Frances WWF55wifeMKeeps HouseTNTNTN
Kyle, Cyrus WWM18sonMWorks on FarmTNTNTN
Kyle, SallyWF15daughter-in-lawMAt HomeTNTNTN
Kyle, Henry WWM13sonSWorks on FarmTNTNTN
Robinson, IsaacWM78wife's fatherMMinisterTNNCNC
McGee, NancyWF75wife's motherMAt HomeTNTNTN