The Shemwell Family

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Birth	May 16, 1823 40 43 Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 8 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 12 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 father	Oliver Walker April 13, 1843 (Age 19 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Marriage of a parent	Brigham Young Sr. — Nancy Cressy — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 6, 1846 (Age 22 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death of a sister	Nancy Reeder Walker January 28, 1847 (Age 23 years) Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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 33 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 37 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 43 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 43 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 45 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	Nancy Cressy December 17, 1871 (Age 48 years) Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
Death of a brother	William Cressy Walker February 7, 1872 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 54 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 sister	Dionitia Walker July 11, 1894 (Age 71 years) Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 74 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	September 25, 1912 (Age 89 years) Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
Burial	Lyman City Cemetery, Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lyman City Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Cressy John R Walker Hannah Walker William Cressy Walker Mary Ann Walker Alfred Walker Sarah Walker Julian Walker Julia Ann Walker Dionitia Walker Nancy Reeder Walker Eveline Crissy Walker Oliver Walker Birth: July 10, 1782 — Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Death: April 13, 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Family with spouse Oliver Walker John R Walker Hannah Walker William Cressy Walker Mary Ann Walker Alfred Walker Sarah Walker Julian Walker Julia Ann Walker Dionitia Walker Nancy Reeder Walker Eveline Crissy Walker Nancy Cressy Birth: January 20, 1780 — New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States Death: December 17, 1871 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
	Marriage: February 8, 1803 —
15 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John R Walker Birth: May 13, 1804 21 24 — New York City, New York, New York, United States Death:
20 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Hannah Walker Birth: about 1805 22 24 — New York City, New York, New York, United States Death: July 1, 1813 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William Cressy Walker Birth: June 26, 1807 24 27 — New York City, New York, New York, United States Death: February 7, 1872
18 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Ann Walker Birth: December 13, 1808 26 28 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: May 1, 1913
13 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alfred Walker Birth: January 7, 1810 27 29 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: January 7, 1813 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah Walker Birth: May 7, 1812 29 32 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: January 7, 1813 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States
20 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Julian Walker Birth: January 10, 1814 31 33 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: September 1814 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States
elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Julia Ann Walker Birth: January 10, 1814 31 33 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: September 1814 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Dionitia Walker Birth: March 10, 1816 33 36 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Death: July 11, 1894 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
21 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Nancy Reeder Walker Birth: December 8, 1817 35 37 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Death: January 28, 1847 — Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
5 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Eveline Crissy Walker Birth: May 16, 1823 40 43 — Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, United States Death: September 25, 1912 — Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States

Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. - View this family

step-father	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
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Family with spouse Oliver Walker John R Walker Hannah Walker William Cressy Walker Mary Ann Walker Alfred Walker Sarah Walker Julian Walker Julia Ann Walker Dionitia Walker Nancy Reeder Walker Eveline Crissy Walker Nancy Cressy Birth: January 20, 1780 — New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States Death: December 17, 1871 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States
	Marriage: February 6, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Oliver Walker 1782–1843
mother Parents (unknown)	Nancy Cressy 1780–1871
elder brother Family (none)	John R Walker 1804–
elder sister Family (none)	Hannah Walker 1805–1813
elder brother Family (none)	William Cressy Walker 1807–1872
elder sister Family (none)	Mary Ann Walker 1808–1913
elder brother Family (none)	Alfred Walker 1810–1813
elder sister Family (none)	Sarah Walker 1812–1813
elder brother Family (none)	Julian Walker 1814–1814
elder sister Family (none)	Julia Ann Walker 1814–1814
elder sister Family (none)	Dionitia Walker 1816–1894
elder sister Family (none)	Nancy Reeder Walker 1817–1847
herself Family (none)	Eveline Crissy Walker 1823–1912
Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr.
step-father Parents John Young Abigail “Nabby” Howe	Brigham Young Sr. 1801–1877
mother Parents (unknown)	Nancy Cressy 1780–1871