The Shemwell Family

Celia Caroline BooneAge: 84 years17901874

Name
Celia Caroline Boone
Given names
Celia Caroline
Surname
Boone
Married name
Celia Caroline Gragg
Birth about 1790
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 3 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 13 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
MarriageWilliam Buchanan GraggView this family
about 1810 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William M Gragg
March 28, 1811 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 22 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 42 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
Marriage of a childWilliam M GraggSusannah GreeneView this family
about 1833 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Louisa Gragg
October 1834 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 45 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 granddaughter
#2
Mary “Polly” Gragg
March 13, 1837 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Celia Adeline Gragg
December 11, 1839 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Sarah Lucinda Gragg
August 4, 1841 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William S Gragg
about 1845 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
John Allen Gragg
June 13, 1848 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 56 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
Birth of a grandson
#7
Larkin Roby Gragg
July 15, 1852 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Richard Greene Gragg
January 4, 1855 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Buchanan Gragg
about 1856 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 67 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a grandsonWilliam S Gragg
May 2, 1863 (Age 73 years)
Death of a granddaughterMary “Polly” Gragg
February 2, 1864 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 71 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 77 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 77 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 79 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 October 29, 1874 (Age 84 years)
Family with William Buchanan Gragg - View this family
husband
William Buchanan Gragg
Birth: June 20, 1783Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1856North Carolina, United States
herself
Celia Caroline Boone
Birth: about 1790Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 29, 1874Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1810North Carolina, United States
15 months
son