The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	about 1808 22 16 Benton, Ontario, New York, United States
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 4 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
Birth of a sister	Catherine Kelsey about 1817 (Age 9 years) Benton, Ontario, New York, United States
Birth of a brother	Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. October 27, 1819 (Age 11 years) Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Birth of a brother	George William Kelsey about 1821 (Age 13 years) Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Death of a sister	Catherine Kelsey about 1824 (Age 16 years)
Death of a brother	George William Kelsey about 1827 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 24 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 27 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
Birth of a sister	Mary Jane Kelsey about 1836 (Age 28 years) Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Death of a father	Eli Kelsey January 15, 1836 (Age 28 years) Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Marriage of a parent	John Pierce — Mary Oldfield — View this family January 29, 1843 (Age 35 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	Fitch Woodruff Kelsey December 10, 1845 (Age 37 years) Randolph, Indiana, United States
Marriage of a parent	John Gribble — Mary Oldfield — View this family April 1846 (Age 38 years) Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 38 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
Marriage of a parent	Brigham Young Sr. — Mary Oldfield — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 16, 1852 (Age 44 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death	about 1855 (Age 47 years)

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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 Mary Oldfield Fitch Woodruff Kelsey Edson Shepherd Kelsey Catherine Kelsey Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. George William Kelsey Mary Jane Kelsey Eli Kelsey Birth: April 19, 1785 — Green Bush, Albany, New York, United States Death: January 15, 1836 — Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eli Kelsey Fitch Woodruff Kelsey Edson Shepherd Kelsey Catherine Kelsey Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. George William Kelsey Mary Jane Kelsey Family with spouse John Pierce Family with spouse John Gribble Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Oldfield Birth: June 22, 1791 — Orange, New York, United States Death: September 24, 1875 — Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
	Marriage: December 1, 1805 — New York, United States
13 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Fitch Woodruff Kelsey Birth: about 1806 20 14 — Benton, Ontario, New York, United States Death: December 10, 1845 — Randolph, Indiana, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Edson Shepherd Kelsey Birth: about 1808 22 16 — Benton, Ontario, New York, United States Death: about 1855
10 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Catherine Kelsey Birth: about 1817 31 25 — Benton, Ontario, New York, United States Death: about 1824
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. Birth: October 27, 1819 34 28 — Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States Death: March 27, 1885 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George William Kelsey Birth: about 1821 35 29 — Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States Death: about 1827
16 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Jane Kelsey Birth: about 1836 50 44 — Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States Death: about 1870

Mother’s family with John Pierce - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Oldfield John Pierce Birth: January 15, 1780 — Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States Death: September 13, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eli Kelsey Fitch Woodruff Kelsey Edson Shepherd Kelsey Catherine Kelsey Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. George William Kelsey Mary Jane Kelsey Family with spouse John Pierce Family with spouse John Gribble Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Oldfield Birth: June 22, 1791 — Orange, New York, United States Death: September 24, 1875 — Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
	Marriage: January 29, 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Mother’s family with John Gribble - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Oldfield John Gribble Birth: August 10, 1788 — Crediton, Devonshire, England Death: August 1, 1874 — Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eli Kelsey Fitch Woodruff Kelsey Edson Shepherd Kelsey Catherine Kelsey Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. George William Kelsey Mary Jane Kelsey Family with spouse John Pierce Family with spouse John Gribble Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Oldfield Birth: June 22, 1791 — Orange, New York, United States Death: September 24, 1875 — Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
	Marriage: April 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, 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 Eli Kelsey Fitch Woodruff Kelsey Edson Shepherd Kelsey Catherine Kelsey Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. George William Kelsey Mary Jane Kelsey Family with spouse John Pierce Family with spouse John Gribble Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Mary Oldfield Birth: June 22, 1791 — Orange, New York, United States Death: September 24, 1875 — Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
	Marriage: December 16, 1852 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Eli Kelsey 1785–1836
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Oldfield 1791–1875
elder brother Family (none)	Fitch Woodruff Kelsey 1806–1845
himself Family (none)	Edson Shepherd Kelsey 1808–1855
younger sister Family (none)	Catherine Kelsey 1817–1824
younger brother Family (none)	Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr. 1819–1885
younger brother Family (none)	George William Kelsey 1821–1827
younger sister Family (none)	Mary Jane Kelsey 1836–1870
Mother’s family with John Pierce
step-father Parents (unknown)	John Pierce 1780–1844
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Oldfield 1791–1875
Mother’s family with John Gribble
step-father Parents (unknown)	John Gribble 1788–1874
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Oldfield 1791–1875
Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr.
step-father Parents John Young Abigail “Nabby” Howe	Brigham Young Sr. 1801–1877
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Oldfield 1791–1875