The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	March 12, 1835 27 22 Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 6 months) 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	Eliza Ann Lewis November 25, 1836 (Age 20 months) Clydey, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Birth of a brother	Canaan Lewis September 12, 1841 (Age 6 years) Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Birth of a sister	Sarah Elizabeth Lewis March 4, 1844 (Age 8 years) Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Birth of a brother	Lewis Lewis August 12, 1846 (Age 11 years) Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 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	Dan Jones — Elizabeth Jones — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 8, 1849 (Age 14 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Ruth Jones September 23, 1850 (Age 15 years) Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Brigham Jones October 5, 1852 (Age 17 years) Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Marriage of a parent	John Henry Tuttle — Elizabeth Jones — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 23, 1858 (Age 23 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 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 26 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 31 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 31 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Marriage of a parent	Brigham Young Sr. — Elizabeth Jones — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 3, 1869 (Age 34 years) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 33 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 42 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	March 22, 1878 (Age 43 years) Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Burial	Wales Cemetery, Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wales Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Jones Thomas D Lewis John L Lewis Eliza Ann Lewis Canaan Lewis Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Lewis Lewis David Thomas Lewis Birth: about 1808 — Wales Death: August 15, 1883 — South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse David Thomas Lewis Thomas D Lewis John L Lewis Eliza Ann Lewis Canaan Lewis Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Lewis Lewis Family with spouse Dan Jones Ruth Jones Brigham Jones Family with spouse John Henry Tuttle Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Elizabeth Jones Birth: April 2, 1812 — Pembrokeshire, Wales Death: May 6, 1895 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Marriage: April 10, 1831 — Clydey, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas D Lewis Birth: about 1833 25 20 — Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Death:
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John L Lewis Birth: March 12, 1835 27 22 — Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Death: March 22, 1878 — Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States
21 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Eliza Ann Lewis Birth: November 25, 1836 28 24 — Clydey, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom Death: October 13, 1883 — Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Canaan Lewis Birth: September 12, 1841 33 29 — Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Death: November 7, 1909 — Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Birth: March 4, 1844 36 31 — Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Death: May 11, 1922 — Bingham, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lewis Lewis Birth: August 12, 1846 38 34 — Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Death: January 7, 1920 — Madera, California, United States

Mother’s family with Dan Jones - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Jones Ruth Jones Brigham Jones Dan Jones Birth: August 4, 1810 — Halklyn, Flintshire, Wales Death: January 3, 1862 — Fort Utah, Utah, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse David Thomas Lewis Thomas D Lewis John L Lewis Eliza Ann Lewis Canaan Lewis Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Lewis Lewis Family with spouse Dan Jones Ruth Jones Brigham Jones Family with spouse John Henry Tuttle Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Elizabeth Jones Birth: April 2, 1812 — Pembrokeshire, Wales Death: May 6, 1895 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Marriage: November 8, 1849 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
10 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ruth Jones Birth: September 23, 1850 40 38 — Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States Death: December 2, 1937 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Brigham Jones Birth: October 5, 1852 42 40 — Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States Death: December 12, 1923 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Mother’s family with John Henry Tuttle - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Jones John Henry Tuttle Birth: June 19, 1821 — New York City, New York, New York, United States Death: July 21, 1905 — Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse David Thomas Lewis Thomas D Lewis John L Lewis Eliza Ann Lewis Canaan Lewis Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Lewis Lewis Family with spouse Dan Jones Ruth Jones Brigham Jones Family with spouse John Henry Tuttle Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Elizabeth Jones Birth: April 2, 1812 — Pembrokeshire, Wales Death: May 6, 1895 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Marriage: July 23, 1858 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 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 David Thomas Lewis Thomas D Lewis John L Lewis Eliza Ann Lewis Canaan Lewis Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Lewis Lewis Family with spouse Dan Jones Ruth Jones Brigham Jones Family with spouse John Henry Tuttle Family with spouse Brigham Young Sr. Elizabeth Jones Birth: April 2, 1812 — Pembrokeshire, Wales Death: May 6, 1895 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
	Marriage: July 3, 1869 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	David Thomas Lewis 1808–1883
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Jones 1812–1895
elder brother Family (none)	Thomas D Lewis 1833–
himself Family (none)	John L Lewis 1835–1878
younger sister Family (none)	Eliza Ann Lewis 1836–1883
younger brother Family (none)	Canaan Lewis 1841–1909
younger sister Family (none)	Sarah Elizabeth Lewis 1844–1922
younger brother Family (none)	Lewis Lewis 1846–1920
Mother’s family with Dan Jones
step-father Parents (unknown)	Dan Jones 1810–1862
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Jones 1812–1895
half-sister Family (none)	Ruth Jones 1850–1937
half-brother Family (none)	Brigham Jones 1852–1923
Mother’s family with John Henry Tuttle
step-father Parents (unknown)	John Henry Tuttle 1821–1905
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Jones 1812–1895
Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr.
step-father Parents John Young Abigail “Nabby” Howe	Brigham Young Sr. 1801–1877
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Jones 1812–1895