The Shemwell Family

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Birth	February 9, 1847 36 28 Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	Miles Henry Lightner September 20, 1847 (Age 7 months) St Croix Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Death of a brother	Florentine Mathias Lightner September 20, 1847 (Age 7 months) St Croix Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 Texas, USA 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 sister	Elizabeth Lightner April 3, 1849 (Age 2 years) Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Birth of a sister	Mary Rollins Lightner April 9, 1851 (Age 4 years) St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Birth of a brother	Algernon Sidney Lightner March 25, 1853 (Age 6 years) Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Death of a brother	Algernon Sidney Lightner November 10, 1853 (Age 6 years) Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
Birth of a brother	Charles Washington Lightner March 17, 1857 (Age 10 years) Marine on Saint Croix, Washington, Minnesota, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 brother	Adam Lightner III October 28, 1861 (Age 14 years) Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 19 years) Alaska, USA 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 19 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 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 30 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 father	Adam Lightner Jr. August 30, 1885 (Age 38 years) Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
Death of a brother	Adam Lightner III September 21, 1890 (Age 43 years) Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 years) Cuba 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 of a sister	Caroline Keziah Lightner December 22, 1910 (Age 63 years) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death of a mother	Mary Elizabeth Rollins December 17, 1913 (Age 66 years) Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 years) Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 70 years) Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death	November 29, 1923 (Age 76 years) Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
Burial	Minersville Cemetery, Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Minersville Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Rollins Miles Henry Lightner Caroline Keziah Lightner George Algernon Lightner Florentine Mathias Lightner John Horace Gilbert Lightner Elizabeth Lightner Mary Rollins Lightner Algernon Sidney Lightner Charles Washington Lightner Adam Lightner III Adam Lightner Jr. Birth: April 14, 1810 — Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Death: August 30, 1885 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Adam Lightner Jr. Miles Henry Lightner Caroline Keziah Lightner George Algernon Lightner Florentine Mathias Lightner John Horace Gilbert Lightner Elizabeth Lightner Mary Rollins Lightner Algernon Sidney Lightner Charles Washington Lightner Adam Lightner III Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Elizabeth Rollins Birth: April 9, 1818 — Lima, Livingston, New York, United States Death: December 17, 1913 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
	Marriage: August 11, 1835 — Clay, Missouri, United States
10 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Miles Henry Lightner Birth: June 18, 1836 26 18 — Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States Death: September 20, 1847 — St Croix Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Caroline Keziah Lightner Birth: October 18, 1840 30 22 — Lee, Iowa, United States Death: December 22, 1910 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
17 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Algernon Lightner Birth: March 22, 1842 31 23 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: about 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Florentine Mathias Lightner Birth: March 23, 1844 33 25 — Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: September 20, 1847 — St Croix Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Horace Gilbert Lightner Birth: February 9, 1847 36 28 — Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States Death: November 29, 1923 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elizabeth Lightner Birth: April 3, 1849 38 30 — Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States Death: January 26, 1927 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Rollins Lightner Birth: April 9, 1851 40 33 — St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States Death: December 26, 1928 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Algernon Sidney Lightner Birth: March 25, 1853 42 34 — Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States Death: November 10, 1853 — Hudson, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charles Washington Lightner Birth: March 17, 1857 46 38 — Marine on Saint Croix, Washington, Minnesota, United States Death: October 21, 1932 — Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Adam Lightner III Birth: October 28, 1861 51 43 — Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States Death: September 21, 1890 — Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Emma Hale Alvin Smith Julia Murdock-Smith Joseph Murdock-Smith Louisa Smith Thaddeus Smith Joseph Smith III Frederick Granger Williams Smith Alexander Hale Smith Don Carlos Smith David Hyrum Smith Family with spouse Elvira Ann Cowles Family with spouse Clarissa Reed Family with spouse Frances Ward “Fanny” Alger Family with spouse Lucinda Pendleton Family with spouse Louisa Beaman Family with spouse Zina Diantha Huntington Family with spouse Presendia Lathrop Huntington Family with spouse Sally Ann Fuller Family with spouse Agnes Moulton Coolbrith Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Rollins Family with spouse Sylvia Porter Sessions Family with spouse Patty Bartlett Family with spouse Marinda Nancy Johnson Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Family with spouse Sarah Marietta Kingsley Family with spouse Eliza Roxcy Snow Family with spouse Delcena Diademia Johnson Family with spouse Sarah Ann Whitney Family with spouse Sarah Bapson Family with spouse Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer Family with spouse Martha McBride Family with spouse Ruth Daggett Vose Family with spouse Emily Dow Partridge Family with spouse Eliza Maria Partridge Family with spouse Helen Mar Kimball Family with spouse Flora Ann Woodworth Family with spouse Rhoda Richards Family with spouse Fanny Young Family with spouse Almera Woodard Johnson Family with spouse Olive Gray Frost Family with spouse Olive Martha Andrews Family with spouse Nancy Mariah “Mary” Winchester Family with spouse Maria Lawrence Family with spouse Sarah Lawrence Family with spouse Lucy Walker Family with spouse Melissa Lott Family with spouse Sarah Scott Family with spouse Mary Houston Joseph Smith Jr. Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30 — Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States Death: June 27, 1844 — Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Adam Lightner Jr. Miles Henry Lightner Caroline Keziah Lightner George Algernon Lightner Florentine Mathias Lightner John Horace Gilbert Lightner Elizabeth Lightner Mary Rollins Lightner Algernon Sidney Lightner Charles Washington Lightner Adam Lightner III Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Elizabeth Rollins Birth: April 9, 1818 — Lima, Livingston, New York, United States Death: December 17, 1913 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
	Marriage: January 17, 1842 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Miriam Angeline Works Elizabeth Young Vilate Young Family with spouse Mary Ann Angell Joseph Angell Young Sr. Mary Ann Young Brigham Young Jr. Alice Young Luna Caroline Young John Willard Young Family with spouse Lucy Ann “Luca” Decker Brigham Heber Young Fanny Decker Young Ernest Irving Young Sr. Shamira Young Arta DeCrista Young Sr. Feramorz Little Young Clarissa Hamilton Young Family with spouse Augusta Adams Family with spouse Harriett Elizabeth Cook Oscar Brigham Young Sr. Family with spouse Clarissa Caroline “Clara” Decker Jeannette Richards Young Nabbie Howe Young Jedediah Grant Young Albert Jeddie Young Charlotte Tallula Young Family with spouse Emily Dow Partridge Edward Partridge Young Emily Augusta Young Caroline Partridge Young Joseph Don Carlos Young Miriam Young Josephine Young Laura Young Family with spouse Clarissa Ross Mary Eliza Young Clarissa Maria Young Willard Young Phoebe Louisa Young Family with spouse Louisa Beaman Moroni Young Hyrum Young Joseph Young Alma Burtts Young Alva Beaman Young Family with spouse Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild Family with spouse Eliza Roxcy Snow Family with spouse Clarissa “Clara” Blake Family with spouse Rebecca Greenleaf Holman Family with spouse Diana Severance Chase Family with spouse Susannah “Susan” Snively Julia Young Family with spouse Olive Gray Frost Family with spouse Mary Ann Clark Family with spouse Margaret Pierce Brigham Morris Young Sr. Family with spouse Mary Harvey Pierce Family with spouse Emmeline Free Ella Elizabeth Young Miranda Hyde Young Hyrum Smith Young Emeline Amanda Young Louisa Wells Young Lorenzo Dow Young Alonzo Young Ruth Young Daniel Wells Young Ardelle Elwin “Adella” Young Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Rollins Family with spouse Margaret Maria Alley Evelyn Louisa Young Mahonri Moriancumer Young Family with spouse Emily Haws Family with spouse Olive Martha Andrews Family with spouse Martha Bowker Ida Ames Young Family with spouse Ellen Rockwood Family with spouse Abigail Jerusha Marks Family with spouse Jemima Angell Family with spouse Phebe Ann Morton Family with spouse Cynthia Porter Family with spouse Maria Lawrence Family with spouse Rhoda Richards Family with spouse Mary Eliza Nelson Family with spouse Zina Diantha Huntington Zina Presendia Young Family with spouse Amy Cecilia Cooper Family with spouse Mary Ellen de la Montaigne Family with spouse Abigail Harback Family with spouse Mary Ann Turley Family with spouse Julia Foster Family with spouse Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Family with spouse Nancy Cressy Family with spouse Jane Terry Family with spouse Mary Jane Bigelow Family with spouse Lucy Bigelow Eudora Lovina “Dora” Young Susan Amelia “Susa” Young Rhoda Mabel Young Family with spouse Sarah Malin Family with spouse Eliza Burgess Alfales Young Family with spouse Mary Oldfield Family with spouse Eliza Babcock Family with spouse Catherine Reese Family with spouse Harriet Emeline Barney Royal Barney Young Mary Lola Young Joseph Ormal Young Sarah Emeline Young Phineas Howe Young Infant Young Family with spouse Harriett Amelia Folsom Family with spouse Ann Eliza Webb Family with spouse Mary Van Cott Fannie Van Cott Young Family with spouse Elizabeth Jones Family with spouse Lydia Farnsworth Family with spouse Hannah Dorcas Tapfield Brigham Young Sr. Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36 — Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States Death: August 29, 1877 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Adam Lightner Jr. Miles Henry Lightner Caroline Keziah Lightner George Algernon Lightner Florentine Mathias Lightner John Horace Gilbert Lightner Elizabeth Lightner Mary Rollins Lightner Algernon Sidney Lightner Charles Washington Lightner Adam Lightner III Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Elizabeth Rollins Birth: April 9, 1818 — Lima, Livingston, New York, United States Death: December 17, 1913 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
	Marriage: May 22, 1845 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Adam Lightner Jr. 1810–1885
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Elizabeth Rollins 1818–1913
elder brother Family (none)	Miles Henry Lightner 1836–1847
elder sister Family (none)	Caroline Keziah Lightner 1840–1910
elder brother Family (none)	George Algernon Lightner 1842–1843
elder brother Family (none)	Florentine Mathias Lightner 1844–1847
himself Family (none)	John Horace Gilbert Lightner 1847–1923
younger sister Family (none)	Elizabeth Lightner 1849–1927
younger sister Family (none)	Mary Rollins Lightner 1851–1928
younger brother Family (none)	Algernon Sidney Lightner 1853–1853
younger brother Family (none)	Charles Washington Lightner 1857–1932
younger brother Family (none)	Adam Lightner III 1861–1890
Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr.
step-father Parents Joseph Smith Lucy Mack	Joseph Smith Jr. 1805–1844
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Elizabeth Rollins 1818–1913
Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr.
step-father Parents John Young Abigail “Nabby” Howe	Brigham Young Sr. 1801–1877
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Elizabeth Rollins 1818–1913