The Shemwell Family

John Stout1797

Name
John Stout
Given names
John
Surname
Stout
Birth 1797 20 26
Note: Birth year/place consistent with 1800 Census
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Stout
1798 (Age 12 months)
Note: Birth year/place consistent with 1800 Census
Birth of a brotherSamuel Stout
June 25, 1799 (Age 2 years)
Census August 4, 1800 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJacob Stout
January 20, 1802 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Stout
1803 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 6 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 15 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret Catherine Spohn
about 1819 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 35 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
Death of a motherRebecca Reid
March 17, 1834 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 38 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 49 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 brotherJacob Stout
June 2, 1853 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 60 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 brotherSamuel Stout
January 15, 1863 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 64 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 70 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 70 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 72 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 brotherWilliam Stout
1878 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 81 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 101 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
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: about 1791Pennsylvania, United States
16 months
elder brother
6 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
18 months
younger brother
Samuel Stout
Birth: June 25, 1799 23 29Pennsylvania, United States
Death: January 15, 1863Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
5 years
younger brother
William Stout
Birth: 1803 26 32Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1878Maxatawny, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Birth
Birth year/place consistent with 1800 Census
Census1800 United States - Census transcript - John Jacob Stoudt - Household

Richmond, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

NameRelationM0-10M10-16M16-26M26-45M45+F-10F10-16F16-26F26-45F45+FreeSlavesTotal
John Jacob Stouthead24
Rebecca Reidwife30
Jacob Stoutson8
John Stoutson3
Elizabeth Stoutdaughter2
Samuel Stoutson1