The Shemwell Family

Lyman Omer LittlefieldAge: 73 years18191893

Name
Lyman Omer Littlefield
Given names
Lyman Omer
Surname
Littlefield
Birth November 22, 1819
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 12 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 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
Religious marriageOlive Martha AndrewsView this family
February 16, 1840 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mariah Littlefield
about 1841 (Age 21 years)
Death of a daughterMariah Littlefield
about 1841 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Edward Lytton Littlefield
about 1842 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Hyrum O Littlefield
November 1842 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sonEdward Lytton Littlefield
about 1842 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Donna Isora Littlefield
August 14, 1843 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sonHyrum O Littlefield
August 27, 1843 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 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 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)
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)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
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
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 of a wifeOlive Martha Andrews
November 1879 (Age 59 years)
Death September 1, 1893 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smithfield City Cemetery
Family with Olive Martha Andrews - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 16, 1840Liberty, Adams, Illinois, United States
22 months
daughter
Mariah Littlefield
Birth: about 1841 21 22Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1841Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
Edward Lytton Littlefield
Birth: about 1842 22 23Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
11 months
son
Hyrum O Littlefield
Birth: November 1842 22 24Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: August 27, 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
9 months
daughter
Donna Isora Littlefield
Birth: August 14, 1843 23 24Ramus, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: March 9, 1928Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Joseph Smith Jr. + Olive Martha Andrews - 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: before 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Samuel Kingsley + Olive Martha Andrews - View this family
wife’s husband
Samuel Kingsley
Birth: January 17, 1808Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Death: about 1849Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1838Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
2 years
step-son
Samuel Omar Kingsley
Birth: about 1839 30 20Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States
Death: April 3, 1877Bombay, India
Brigham Young Sr. + Olive Martha Andrews - 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: January 15, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Orra Metcalf Lisk + Olive Martha Andrews - View this family
wife’s husband
Orra Metcalf Lisk
Birth: February 10, 1819Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States
Death: January 14, 1904Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1849New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
5 years
step-daughter
Kate Lisk
Birth: August 10, 1853 34 34New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1940

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