The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth ShacklefordAge: 84 years18261911

Name
Elizabeth Shackleford
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Shackleford
Married name
Elizabeth Cramer
Married name
Elizabeth Seats
Birth March 20, 1826 22 18
MarriageStokely SeatsView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 5 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 9 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Shackleford
about 1840 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Sheckles
about 1840 (Age 13 years)
Religious marriageLudwell Allen CramerView this family
February 16, 1843 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harmon Bailey Cramer
February 26, 1848 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 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 son
#2
Ludwell Cramer
1853 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ruth Cramer
1857 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Eva Ann Cramer
February 1859 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a daughter
#5
Alma E Cramer
1861 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Nancy Cramer
1863 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 40 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 40 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 42 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 husbandLudwell Allen Cramer
before 1870 (Age 43 years)
Census July 18, 1870 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childSylvester Penic ShemwellEva Ann CramerView this family
Type: Civil marriage
May 16, 1876 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
George Ludwell Shemwell
September 6, 1878 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 51 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 fatherRichard Dunn Shackleford
1879 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ella J Shemwell
April 22, 1881 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Rosa Lee “Rosalie” Shemwell
November 1887 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 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 March 18, 1911 (Age 84 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Richard Dunn Shackleford
Birth: April 14, 1803 35 23Garrard, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1879Cooper, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: March 10, 1824
2 years
herself
Family with Ludwell Allen Cramer - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 16, 1843Cooper, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Harmon Bailey Cramer
Birth: February 26, 1848 29 21Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1932Cooper, Missouri, United States
6 years
son
5 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Family with Stokely Seats - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Shackleford - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Cramer, Elizhead44FWkeeping houseMO
Cramer, Harmon son22MWfarmhandMO
Cramer, Ludwellson17MWworks on farmMO
Cramer, Ruthdaughter13FWMO
Cramer, Eva daughter11FWMO
Cramer, Alma Edaughter9FWMO
Cramer, Nancydaughter7FWMO