The Shemwell Family

George Willard BuellAge: 69 years18301900

Name
George Willard Buell
Given names
George Willard
Surname
Buell
Birth December 12, 1830 25 20
Birth of a brotherSilas Dimick Buell
December 25, 1831 (Age 12 months)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 12 months)
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 brotherSilas Dimick Buell
November 14, 1833 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Jefferson Buell
March 8, 1834 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Jefferson Buell
March 8, 1834 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 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
Birth of a brotherChancy Dressor Buell
September 8, 1836 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherChancy Dressor Buell
October 1, 1836 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterAdaline Elizabeth Buell
April 24, 1838 (Age 7 years)
Death of a sisterAdaline Elizabeth Buell
April 24, 1838 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherZina Baker
July 8, 1839 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherOliver Norman Buell
January 31, 1840 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentJoseph Smith Jr.Presendia Lathrop HuntingtonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
December 11, 1841 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Hyram Buell
July 13, 1843 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Hyram Buell
October 31, 1845 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Huntington
August 9, 1846 (Age 15 years)
Marriage of a parentHeber Chase KimballPresendia Lathrop HuntingtonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
November 7, 1846 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 half-sisterPresendia Celestia Kimball
January 9, 1849 (Age 18 years)
Death of a half-sisterPresendia Celestia Kimball
May 9, 1850 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJoseph Smith Kimball
December 22, 1851 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 36 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 36 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 38 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 fatherNorman Oliver Buell
March 4, 1872 (Age 41 years)
Death of a brotherOliver Norman Buell
April 22, 1872 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 47 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 motherPresendia Lathrop Huntington
February 1, 1892 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 July 4, 1900 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Mora Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 6, 1828Jefferson, New York, United States
3 years
himself
George Willard Buell
Birth: December 12, 1830 25 20Jefferson, New York, United States
Death: July 4, 1900St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
1 year
younger brother
Silas Dimick Buell
Birth: December 25, 1831 26 21Rodman, Jefferson, New York, United States
Death: November 14, 1833Rodman, Jefferson, New York, United States
2 years
younger brother
Thomas Jefferson Buell
Birth: March 8, 1834 28 23Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States
Death: March 8, 1834Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States
3 years
younger brother
Chancy Dressor Buell
Birth: September 8, 1836 31 26Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Death: October 1, 1836Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
19 months
younger sister
Adaline Elizabeth Buell
Birth: April 24, 1838 33 27Washington, Clay, Missouri, United States
Death: April 24, 1838Washington, Clay, Missouri, United States
21 months
younger brother
Oliver Norman Buell
Birth: January 31, 1840 34 29Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
Death: April 22, 1872St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Hyram Buell
Birth: July 13, 1843 38 32Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: October 31, 1845Adams, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr. - View this family
step-father
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: December 11, 1841Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Heber Chase Kimball - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: November 7, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years
half-sister
Presendia Celestia Kimball
Birth: January 9, 1849 47 38Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: May 9, 1850Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
3 years
half-brother
Joseph Smith Kimball
Birth: December 22, 1851 50 41Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: March 29, 1936Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

George Willard Buell has 3 first cousins recorded