The Shemwell Family

Paul AbneyAge: 60 years17551815

Name
Paul Abney
Given names
Paul
Surname
Abney
Birth about 1755 41
Birth of a brotherWilliam Abney
1757 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherMichael Abney
about 1758 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a sisterRhoda Susan Abney
1760 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Abney
1762 (Age 7 years)

Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 20 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 20 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
MarriageRhonda NormanView this family
before 1785 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Abney
1785 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a son
#2
John Abney
1788 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a son
#3
William Abney
1790 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Elias Abney
1792 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Abner Abney
1795 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Joshua Abney
1797 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Michael Abney
1797 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 38 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a daughter
#8
Nancy Abney
1801 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 48 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
Birth of a daughter
#9
Deliah Abney
May 18, 1806 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rhoda Abney
about 1806 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Jousha Abney
1807 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Henry Abney
1808 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Mathew “Mathy” Abney
1811 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Melinda Abney
1811 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a grandson
#4
Johnathan Abney
1814 (Age 59 years)

Death of a sonThomas Abney
May 27, 1814 (Age 59 years)
Address: Battle of Horseshoe Bend, AL
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 57 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 June 15, 1815 (Age 60 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Family with Rhonda Norman - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: before 1785
1 year
son
Thomas Abney
Birth: 1785 30
Death: May 27, 1814Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
4 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
4 years
son
3 years
son
1 year
son
5 years
daughter
5 years
daughter
Deliah Abney
Birth: May 18, 1806 51Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
son
4 years
son