The Shemwell Family

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Birth	January 17, 1817 Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 18 years) Texas, USA 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
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 28 years) 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
Marriage	Sylvia Porter Sessions — View this family February 5, 1850 (Age 33 years) Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
Birth of a son #1	Perry Ezekiel Clark February 4, 1851 (Age 34 years) Iowa, United States
Birth of a daughter #2	Phebe Jane Clark September 1, 1852 (Age 35 years) Iowa, United States
Birth of a daughter #3	Martha Sylvia Clark January 20, 1854 (Age 37 years) Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 39 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 44 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 49 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 49 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 51 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 60 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 wife	Sylvia Porter Sessions April 12, 1882 (Age 65 years) Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 81 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	June 26, 1898 (Age 81 years) Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
Burial	Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakland Cemetery

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Family with Sylvia Porter Sessions - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sylvia Porter Sessions Perry Ezekiel Clark Phebe Jane Clark Martha Sylvia Clark Ezekiel Clark Sr. Birth: January 17, 1817 — Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Death: June 26, 1898 — Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Windsor Palmer Lyon Marian S Lyon Philofreen Lyon Asa Windsor Lyon Josephine Rosetta Lyon Family with spouse Heber Chase Kimball Family with spouse Ezekiel Clark Sr. Perry Ezekiel Clark Phebe Jane Clark Martha Sylvia Clark Sylvia Porter Sessions Birth: July 31, 1818 28 23 — Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States Death: April 12, 1882 — Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
	Marriage: February 5, 1850 — Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
1 year son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Perry Ezekiel Clark Birth: February 4, 1851 34 32 — Iowa, United States Death: April 8, 1918 — Salt Lake, Utah, United States
19 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Phebe Jane Clark Birth: September 1, 1852 35 34 — Iowa, United States Death: September 8, 1912 — Utah, United States
17 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martha Sylvia Clark Birth: January 20, 1854 37 35 — Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States Death: March 29, 1952 — Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States

Joseph Smith Jr. + Sylvia Porter Sessions - View this family

wife’s husband	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
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Windsor Palmer Lyon Marian S Lyon Philofreen Lyon Asa Windsor Lyon Josephine Rosetta Lyon Family with spouse Heber Chase Kimball Family with spouse Ezekiel Clark Sr. Perry Ezekiel Clark Phebe Jane Clark Martha Sylvia Clark Sylvia Porter Sessions Birth: July 31, 1818 28 23 — Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States Death: April 12, 1882 — Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
	Marriage: February 8, 1842 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Windsor Palmer Lyon + Sylvia Porter Sessions - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sylvia Porter Sessions Marian S Lyon Philofreen Lyon Asa Windsor Lyon Josephine Rosetta Lyon Windsor Palmer Lyon Birth: February 8, 1809 Death: January 1849 — Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Windsor Palmer Lyon Marian S Lyon Philofreen Lyon Asa Windsor Lyon Josephine Rosetta Lyon Family with spouse Heber Chase Kimball Family with spouse Ezekiel Clark Sr. Perry Ezekiel Clark Phebe Jane Clark Martha Sylvia Clark Sylvia Porter Sessions Birth: July 31, 1818 28 23 — Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States Death: April 12, 1882 — Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
	Marriage: April 12, 1838 — Orwell, Addison, Vermont, United States
15 months step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Marian S Lyon Birth: July 3, 1839 30 20 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: March 20, 1842 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Philofreen Lyon Birth: about 1841 31 22 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: January 27, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Asa Windsor Lyon Birth: December 25, 1842 33 24 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: December 25, 1842 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
13 months step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Josephine Rosetta Lyon Birth: February 8, 1844 35 25 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: March 30, 1924 — Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States

Heber Chase Kimball + Sylvia Porter Sessions - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Vilate Murray Helen Mar Kimball Family with spouse Nancy Mariah “Mary” Winchester Family with spouse Martha McBride Family with spouse Sarah Ann Whitney David Kimball David Orson Kimball Dorice H Kimball David Heber Kimball Newel Whitney Kimball Horace Heber Kimball Sarah Maria Kimball Joshua Heber Kimball Family with spouse Presendia Lathrop Huntington Presendia Celestia Kimball Joseph Smith Kimball Family with spouse Sylvia Porter Sessions Family with spouse Sarah Lawrence Family with spouse Lucy Walker Rachel Sylvia Kimball John Heber Kimball Willard Heber Kimball Lydia Holmes Kimball Anna Spaulding Kimball Eliza Kimball Joshua Heber Kimball Washington Heber Kimball Franklin Heber Kimball Family with spouse Sarah Scott Family with spouse Mary Houston Heber Chase Kimball Birth: June 14, 1801 — Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, United States Death: June 24, 1868 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Windsor Palmer Lyon Marian S Lyon Philofreen Lyon Asa Windsor Lyon Josephine Rosetta Lyon Family with spouse Heber Chase Kimball Family with spouse Ezekiel Clark Sr. Perry Ezekiel Clark Phebe Jane Clark Martha Sylvia Clark Sylvia Porter Sessions Birth: July 31, 1818 28 23 — Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States Death: April 12, 1882 — Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
	Marriage: November 7, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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Family with Sylvia Porter Sessions
himself Parents (unknown)	Ezekiel Clark Sr. 1817–1898
wife Parents David Sessions III Patty Bartlett	Sylvia Porter Sessions 1818–1882
son Family (none)	Perry Ezekiel Clark 1851–1918
daughter Family (none)	Phebe Jane Clark 1852–1912
daughter Family (none)	Martha Sylvia Clark 1854–1952
Joseph Smith Jr. + Sylvia Porter Sessions
wife’s husband Parents Joseph Smith Lucy Mack	Joseph Smith Jr. 1805–1844
wife Parents David Sessions III Patty Bartlett	Sylvia Porter Sessions 1818–1882
Windsor Palmer Lyon + Sylvia Porter Sessions
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Windsor Palmer Lyon 1809–1849
wife Parents David Sessions III Patty Bartlett	Sylvia Porter Sessions 1818–1882
step-son Family (none)	Marian S Lyon 1839–1842
step-son Family (none)	Philofreen Lyon 1841–1844
step-son Family (none)	Asa Windsor Lyon 1842–1842
step-daughter Family (none)	Josephine Rosetta Lyon 1844–1924
Heber Chase Kimball + Sylvia Porter Sessions
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Heber Chase Kimball 1801–1868
wife Parents David Sessions III Patty Bartlett	Sylvia Porter Sessions 1818–1882