The Shemwell Family

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Birth	March 31, 1828 Shirley, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 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 7 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
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 28 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 33 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 38 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 38 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 40 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 49 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage	Ann Eliza Webb — View this family May 19, 1883 (Age 55 years) Medina, Ohio, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 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	July 25, 1910 (Age 82 years) Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Burial	Riverview Cemetery, Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverview Cemetery

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Family with Ann Eliza Webb - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Eliza Webb Moses R Denning Birth: March 31, 1828 — Shirley, Penobscot, Maine, United States Death: July 25, 1910 — Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Family with spouse James Leach Dee Edward Webb Dee Leonard Lorenzo Dee Family with spouse Moses R Denning Ann Eliza Webb Birth: September 13, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: December 7, 1917 — Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, United States
	Marriage: May 19, 1883 — Medina, Ohio, United States

Brigham Young Sr. + Ann Eliza Webb - View this family

wife’s husband	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 Brigham Young Sr. Family with spouse James Leach Dee Edward Webb Dee Leonard Lorenzo Dee Family with spouse Moses R Denning Ann Eliza Webb Birth: September 13, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: December 7, 1917 — Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, United States
	Marriage: April 7, 1868 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

James Leach Dee + Ann Eliza Webb - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Eliza Webb Edward Webb Dee Leonard Lorenzo Dee James Leach Dee Birth: February 26, 1842 — Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England Death: June 6, 1897 — Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Family with spouse James Leach Dee Edward Webb Dee Leonard Lorenzo Dee Family with spouse Moses R Denning Ann Eliza Webb Birth: September 13, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: December 7, 1917 — Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, United States
	Marriage: April 4, 1863 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
21 months step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Edward Webb Dee Birth: about 1864 21 19 — Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Death: November 25, 1902 — El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
2 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Leonard Lorenzo Dee Birth: about 1865 22 20 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: about 1888 — Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States

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Family with Ann Eliza Webb
himself Parents (unknown)	Moses R Denning 1828–1910
wife Parents (unknown)	Ann Eliza Webb 1844–1917
Brigham Young Sr. + Ann Eliza Webb
wife’s husband Parents John Young Abigail “Nabby” Howe	Brigham Young Sr. 1801–1877
wife Parents (unknown)	Ann Eliza Webb 1844–1917
James Leach Dee + Ann Eliza Webb
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	James Leach Dee 1842–1897
wife Parents (unknown)	Ann Eliza Webb 1844–1917
step-son Family (none)	Edward Webb Dee 1864–1902
step-son Family (none)	Leonard Lorenzo Dee 1865–1888