The Shemwell Family

Thomas Owen King Sr.Age: 74 years18001874

Name
Thomas Owen King Sr.
Given names
Thomas Owen
Surname
King
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth April 6, 1800
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 2 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 11 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
MarriageHannah Dorcas TapfieldView this family
April 6, 1824 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Andrew King
about 1825 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonThomas Andrew King
about 1825 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margaret King
May 27, 1827 (Age 27 years)
Death of a daughterMargaret King
July 26, 1827 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Charlotte King
November 14, 1828 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterCharlotte King
April 29, 1829 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Georgiana King
October 4, 1830 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Owen King
November 14, 1831 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 31 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#6
Louisa Helen King
August 12, 1834 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Bertha Mary King
April 7, 1835 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 35 years)
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 son
#8
Peter Tapfield King
April 5, 1837 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonPeter Tapfield King
April 6, 1838 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sonOwen King
March 7, 1840 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Thomas Owen King Jr.
April 27, 1840 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Hannah King
about 1841 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Andrew Cookson King
August 31, 1841 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sonAndrew Cookson King
March 9, 1842 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 45 years)
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
Death of a daughterGeorgiana King
September 26, 1853 (Age 53 years)

Marriage of a childBrigham Young Hampton Sr.Bertha Mary KingView this family
October 12, 1856 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 56 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 60 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 66 years)
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 66 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 68 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 November 16, 1874 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Family with Hannah Dorcas Tapfield - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 6, 1824England, United Kingdom
21 months
son
Thomas Andrew King
Birth: about 1825 24 16Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: about 1825Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
2 years
daughter
Margaret King
Birth: May 27, 1827 27 19Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 26, 1827Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
18 months
daughter
Charlotte King
Birth: November 14, 1828 28 20Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 29, 1829Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
23 months
daughter
Georgiana King
Birth: October 4, 1830 30 22Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: September 26, 1853
13 months
son
Owen King
Birth: November 14, 1831 31 23Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: March 7, 1840Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
3 years
daughter
Louisa Helen King
Birth: August 12, 1834 34 26Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: January 25, 1912Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
8 months
daughter
Bertha Mary King
Birth: April 7, 1835 35 27Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 13, 1912Truckee, Nevada, California, United States
2 years
son
Peter Tapfield King
Birth: April 5, 1837 36 29Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 6, 1838Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
3 years
son
Thomas Owen King Jr.
Birth: April 27, 1840 40 32Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: November 16, 1921Almo, Cassia, Idaho, United States
20 months
daughter
Hannah King
Birth: about 1841 40 32Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death:
8 months
son
Andrew Cookson King
Birth: August 31, 1841 41 33Linton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: March 9, 1842Linton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Brigham Young Sr. + Hannah Dorcas Tapfield - View this family
wife’s husband
Brigham Young Sr.
Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
Death: August 29, 1877Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
wife
Marriage: December 8, 1872Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States