The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	September 3, 1793 Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event	The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 9 years) Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Marriage	Rhoda Young — View this family February 11, 1813 (Age 19 years) Cayuga, New York, United States
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 18 years) Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 38 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 42 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 wife	Rhoda Young January 18, 1841 (Age 47 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Marriage	Mary Eliza Nelson — View this family December 6, 1841 (Age 48 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Birth of a daughter #1	Mary Emma Greene January 8, 1843 (Age 49 years) Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States
Death	September 10, 1844 (Age 51 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Burial	Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds

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Family with Rhoda Young - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rhoda Young Family with spouse Mary Eliza Nelson Mary Emma Greene John Portineus Greene Birth: September 3, 1793 — Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States Death: September 10, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Portineus Greene Rhoda Young Birth: September 10, 1789 26 24 — Durham, Albany, New York, United States Death: January 18, 1841 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: February 11, 1813 — Cayuga, New York, United States

Family with Mary Eliza Nelson - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rhoda Young Family with spouse Mary Eliza Nelson Mary Emma Greene John Portineus Greene Birth: September 3, 1793 — Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States Death: September 10, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Portineus Greene Mary Emma Greene Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Eliza Nelson Birth: November 24, 1805 — Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States Death: December 28, 1886 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Marriage: December 6, 1841 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
13 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Emma Greene Birth: January 8, 1843 49 37 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States Death: March 19, 1907 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Eliza Nelson - View this family

brother-in-law	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
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Portineus Greene Mary Emma Greene Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Eliza Nelson Birth: November 24, 1805 — Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States Death: December 28, 1886 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Marriage: January 31, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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Family with Rhoda Young
himself Parents (unknown)	John Portineus Greene 1793–1844
wife Parents John Young Abigail “Nabby” Howe	Rhoda Young 1789–1841
Family with Mary Eliza Nelson
himself Parents (unknown)	John Portineus Greene 1793–1844
wife Parents (unknown)	Mary Eliza Nelson 1805–1886
daughter Family (none)	Mary Emma Greene 1843–1907
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Eliza Nelson
brother-in-law Parents John Young Abigail “Nabby” Howe	Brigham Young Sr. 1801–1877
wife Parents (unknown)	Mary Eliza Nelson 1805–1886