The Shemwell Family

Adaline KnightAge: 88 years18311919

Name
Adaline Knight
Given names
Adaline
Surname
Knight
Married name
Adaline Belnap
Birth May 4, 1831 27 26
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 7 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
Birth of a brotherJames Vincent Knight
September 4, 1833 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherNathaniel Knight
December 31, 1835 (Age 4 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
Death of a brotherNathaniel Knight
October 31, 1836 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Abigail Knight
February 9, 1839 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherRodolphus Elderkin Knight
September 29, 1841 (Age 10 years)
Death of a fatherVinson Knight
July 31, 1842 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentJoseph Smith Jr.Martha McBrideView this family
Type: Religious marriage
August 1842 (Age 11 years)

Death of a brotherRodolphus Elderkin Knight
September 3, 1842 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Abigail Knight
March 24, 1844 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentHeber Chase KimballMartha McBrideView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 12, 1844 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 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 29 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 35 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 35 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 37 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 46 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 sisterRizpah Jane Knight
March 17, 1895 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 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 of a motherMartha McBride
November 20, 1901 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterAlmira Knight
January 23, 1912 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherJames Vincent Knight
April 11, 1912 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 84 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 85 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 86 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 June 10, 1919 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ogden City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 26, 1826
11 months
elder sister
Almira Knight
Birth: June 21, 1827 23 22New York, United States
Death: January 23, 1912Ohio, United States
23 months
elder sister
Rizpah Jane Knight
Birth: May 13, 1829 25 24Perrysburg, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Death: March 17, 1895Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States
2 years
herself
Adaline Knight
Birth: May 4, 1831 27 26Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Death: June 10, 1919Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Vincent Knight
Birth: September 4, 1833 29 28Perrysburg, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Death: April 11, 1912Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger brother
Nathaniel Knight
Birth: December 31, 1835 31 30Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Death: October 31, 1836Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
3 years
younger sister
Martha Abigail Knight
Birth: February 9, 1839 34 33Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Death: March 24, 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Rodolphus Elderkin Knight
Birth: September 29, 1841 37 36Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: September 3, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, 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: August 1842
Mother’s family with Heber Chase Kimball - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: October 12, 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States