The Shemwell Family

Adam Lightner Jr.Age: 75 years18101885

Name
Adam Lightner Jr.
Given names
Adam
Surname
Lightner
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth April 14, 1810
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 20 months)

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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 21 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
MarriageMary Elizabeth RollinsView this family
August 11, 1835 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 25 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 son
#1
Miles Henry Lightner
June 18, 1836 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Caroline Keziah Lightner
October 18, 1840 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George Algernon Lightner
March 22, 1842 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sonGeorge Algernon Lightner
about 1843 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Florentine Mathias Lightner
March 23, 1844 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Horace Gilbert Lightner
February 9, 1847 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonMiles Henry Lightner
September 20, 1847 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonFlorentine Mathias Lightner
September 20, 1847 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 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 daughter
#6
Elizabeth Lightner
April 3, 1849 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mary Rollins Lightner
April 9, 1851 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Algernon Sidney Lightner
March 25, 1853 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sonAlgernon Sidney Lightner
November 10, 1853 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Charles Washington Lightner
March 17, 1857 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 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 son
#10
Adam Lightner III
October 28, 1861 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 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 56 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 56 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 58 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 67 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death August 30, 1885 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Minersville Cemetery
Family with Mary Elizabeth Rollins - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 11, 1835Clay, Missouri, United States
10 months
son
Miles Henry Lightner
Birth: June 18, 1836 26 18Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
Death: September 20, 1847St Croix Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
4 years
daughter
Caroline Keziah Lightner
Birth: October 18, 1840 30 22Lee, Iowa, United States
Death: December 22, 1910Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
17 months
son
George Algernon Lightner
Birth: March 22, 1842 31 23Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
Florentine Mathias Lightner
Birth: March 23, 1844 33 25Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: September 20, 1847St Croix Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
3 years
son
John Horace Gilbert Lightner
Birth: February 9, 1847 36 28Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Death: November 29, 1923Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
2 years
daughter
Elizabeth Lightner
Birth: April 3, 1849 38 30Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Death: January 26, 1927Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Rollins Lightner
Birth: April 9, 1851 40 33St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Death: December 26, 1928Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
2 years
son
Algernon Sidney Lightner
Birth: March 25, 1853 42 34Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Death: November 10, 1853Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
4 years
son
Charles Washington Lightner
Birth: March 17, 1857 46 38Marine on Saint Croix, Washington, Minnesota, United States
Death: October 21, 1932Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
5 years
son
Adam Lightner III
Birth: October 28, 1861 51 43Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Death: September 21, 1890Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States
Joseph Smith Jr. + Mary Elizabeth Rollins - View this family
wife’s husband
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: January 17, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Elizabeth Rollins - View this family
wife’s husband
Brigham Young Sr.
Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
Death: August 29, 1877Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
wife
Marriage: May 22, 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States