The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	about 1820 31 28
Birth of a brother	Thomas Carr Brackenbury about 1821 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a brother	Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. about 1822 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brother	Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury June 2, 1825 (Age 5 years) New London, Huron, Ohio, United States
Death of a brother	Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury about 1826 (Age 6 years) New London, Huron, Ohio, United States
Birth of a brother	Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury April 27, 1827 (Age 7 years) New London, Huron, Ohio, United States
Birth of a brother	John Wesley Brackenbury August 12, 1829 (Age 9 years) New London, Huron, Ohio, United States
Death of a father	Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. April 7, 1832 (Age 12 years) Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 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
Marriage of a parent	Jabez Durfee — Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis — View this family March 3, 1834 (Age 14 years) Clay, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 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
Death of a brother	Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. about 1837 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parent	Joseph Smith Jr. — Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis — View this family Type: Religious marriage before June 1842 (Age 22 years)
Marriage of a parent	Cornelius Peter Lott — Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 21, 1846 (Age 26 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death of a half-brother	Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. about 1847 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 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
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 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 41 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 47 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 47 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a brother	Thomas Carr Brackenbury about 1868 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 49 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 mother	Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis December 16, 1876 (Age 56 years) White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 58 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	about 1881 (Age 61 years)

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Charles Wesley Brackenbury Thomas Carr Brackenbury Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury John Wesley Brackenbury Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. Birth: January 18, 1788 — Lincolnshire, England Death: April 7, 1832 — Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Isaac Goldsmith Family with spouse Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. Charles Wesley Brackenbury Thomas Carr Brackenbury Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury John Wesley Brackenbury Family with spouse Jabez Durfee Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Cornelius Peter Lott Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: about 1818 —
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charles Wesley Brackenbury Birth: about 1820 31 28 Death: about 1881
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas Carr Brackenbury Birth: about 1821 32 29 Death: about 1868
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Birth: about 1822 33 30 Death: about 1837
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Birth: June 2, 1825 37 34 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States Death: about 1826 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States
23 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Birth: April 27, 1827 39 36 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States Death: May 8, 1897 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Wesley Brackenbury Birth: August 12, 1829 41 38 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States Death: July 1, 1902 — Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

Mother’s family with Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Isaac Goldsmith Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. Birth: about 1785 Death: about 1811
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Isaac Goldsmith Family with spouse Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. Charles Wesley Brackenbury Thomas Carr Brackenbury Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury John Wesley Brackenbury Family with spouse Jabez Durfee Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Cornelius Peter Lott Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: April 13, 1811 — New York, United States
9 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Birth: about 1811 26 19 Death: about 1847
1 year half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Isaac Goldsmith Birth: about 1811 26 19 Death: about 1811

Mother’s family with Jabez Durfee - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Jabez Durfee Birth: December 26, 1791 — Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Death: April 1867 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Isaac Goldsmith Family with spouse Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. Charles Wesley Brackenbury Thomas Carr Brackenbury Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury John Wesley Brackenbury Family with spouse Jabez Durfee Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Cornelius Peter Lott Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: March 3, 1834 — Clay, Missouri, United States

Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr. - View this family

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 Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Isaac Goldsmith Family with spouse Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. Charles Wesley Brackenbury Thomas Carr Brackenbury Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury John Wesley Brackenbury Family with spouse Jabez Durfee Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Cornelius Peter Lott Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: before June 1842 —

Mother’s family with Cornelius Peter Lott - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Family with spouse Permelia Darrow Melissa Lott Cornelius Peter Lott Birth: September 22, 1798 — New York, New York, New York, United States Death: July 6, 1850 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Isaac Goldsmith Family with spouse Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. Charles Wesley Brackenbury Thomas Carr Brackenbury Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury John Wesley Brackenbury Family with spouse Jabez Durfee Family with spouse Joseph Smith Jr. Family with spouse Cornelius Peter Lott Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: January 21, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. 1788–1832
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis 1791–1876
himself Family (none)	Charles Wesley Brackenbury 1820–1881
younger brother Family (none)	Thomas Carr Brackenbury 1821–1868
younger brother Family (none)	Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. 1822–1837
younger brother Family (none)	Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury 1825–1826
younger brother Family (none)	Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury 1827–1897
younger brother Family (none)	John Wesley Brackenbury 1829–1902
Mother’s family with Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr.
step-father Parents (unknown)	Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. 1785–1811
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis 1791–1876
half-brother Family (none)	Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. 1811–1847
half-brother Family (none)	Isaac Goldsmith 1811–1811
Mother’s family with Jabez Durfee
step-father Parents (unknown)	Jabez Durfee 1791–1867
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis 1791–1876
Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr.
step-father Parents Joseph Smith Lucy Mack	Joseph Smith Jr. 1805–1844
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis 1791–1876
Mother’s family with Cornelius Peter Lott
step-father Parents (unknown)	Cornelius Peter Lott 1798–1850
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis 1791–1876