The Shemwell Family

Rueben WarnerAge: 70 years18331904

Name
Rueben Warner
Given names
Rueben
Surname
Warner
Birth October 16, 1833 42 38
Birth of a brotherGeorge Warner
February 5, 1834 (Age 3 months)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 23 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
Birth of a sisterMartha Jane Warner
April 30, 1839 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Warner
September 14, 1843 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentJacob ShepperdEliza Deliliah UlleryView this family
September 3, 1846 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 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 brotherHenry Warner
December 21, 1855 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 23 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 sisterLouisa J Warner
April 17, 1863 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 27 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 sisterAnn Warner
October 23, 1865 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherJacob Warner
December 1, 1867 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 33 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 33 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 35 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 motherEliza Deliliah Ullery
September 9, 1877 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 44 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 sisterElilzabeth Warner
August 9, 1893 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Warner
November 5, 1894 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 64 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 May 30, 1904 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lockwood Cemetery
Note: "Plot: Block-2, LOt-54, Grave-F"
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 2, 1817Ross, Ohio, United States
22 months
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Henry Warner
Birth: 1819 27 23Illinois, United States
Death: December 21, 1855Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ann Warner
Birth: 1821 29 25Ohio, United States
Death: October 23, 1865Illinois, United States
14 months
elder brother
John Warner
Birth: March 15, 1822 31 26Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: November 5, 1894Mansfield, Piatt, Illinois, United States
4 years
elder sister
Elilzabeth Warner
Birth: January 8, 1826 35 30Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: August 9, 1893Illinois, United States
23 months
elder brother
Jesse W Warner
Birth: December 16, 1827 36 32Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: October 17, 1916Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder sister
Louisa J Warner
Birth: January 4, 1830 38 34Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Death: April 17, 1863Piatt, Illinois, United States
16 months
elder brother
Jeremiah M Warner
Birth: April 30, 1831 40 36Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Death: January 17, 1910Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa, United States
3 years
himself
Rueben Warner
Birth: October 16, 1833 42 38Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Death: May 30, 1904Lockwood, Dade, Missouri, United States
4 months
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
Martha Jane Warner
Birth: April 30, 1839 48 44Ohio, United States
Death: January 5, 1916Merriam, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Mother’s family with Jacob Shepperd - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 3, 1846Pickaway, Ohio, United States

Rueben Warner has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (1)

Parents Frederick Cowgill + Elizabeth Ullery
1William Cowgill18391918
Burial
"Plot: Block-2, LOt-54, Grave-F" "CO. C 107th ILLINOIS INFANTRY"