The Shemwell Family

William AbneyAge: 45 years17901835

Name
William Abney
Given names
William
Surname
Abney
Birth 1790 35
MarriageAmelia BatesView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherElias Abney
1792 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherAbner Abney
1795 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJoshua Abney
1797 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherMichael Abney
1797 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 3 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 sisterNancy Abney
1801 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 13 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
#1
Rhoda Abney
about 1806 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterDeliah Abney
May 18, 1806 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jousha Abney
1807 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Abney
1808 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherMathew “Mathy” Abney
1811 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Abney
May 27, 1814 (Age 24 years)
Address: Battle of Horseshoe Bend, AL
Death of a fatherPaul Abney
June 15, 1815 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 22 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
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mouriana Abney
about 1818 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a son
#4
Paul Abney
about 1821 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a son
#5
Abner Abney
about 1824 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Elizabeth Abney
about 1826 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Jesse Abney
May 10, 1832 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childLewis GaswayRhoda AbneyView this family
December 18, 1832 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 42 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 January 24, 1835 (Age 45 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: before 1785
1 year
elder brother
Thomas Abney
Birth: 1785 30
Death: May 27, 1814Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
4 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
1 year
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
Deliah Abney
Birth: May 18, 1806 51Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Family with Amelia Bates - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter
2 years
son
12 years
daughter
4 years
son
4 years
son
3 years
daughter