The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Bodine

Name
Elizabeth Bodine
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Bodine
Married name
Elizabeth Edwards
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815

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
MarriageGideon EdwardsView this family
March 15, 1827
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mahala Edwards
1829

Birth of a son
#2
William F Edwards
1830

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832
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
#3
Mariah E Edwards
1833

Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Edwards
1835

Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836
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 daughter
#5
Susan Edwards
1837

Birth of a daughter
#6
Nancy Edwards
1840

Birth of a son
#7
John B Edwards
1841

Birth of a daughter
#8
Asley A Edwards
1842

Birth of a son
#9
James Marion Edwards
October 25, 1845

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 daughter
#10
Rebecca Adalin Edwards
June 18, 1850
Marriage of a childWilliam F EdwardsMariah Emeline DukesView this family
about 1850
Marriage of a childRiley WalkerNancy EdwardsView this family
about 1855

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a childWilliam Waller RiceSusan EdwardsView this family
about 1861

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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
Marriage of a childWilliam G WellsMary EdwardsView this family
August 13, 1867

Marriage of a childJames Marion EdwardsMelvina WalkerView this family
1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Alma Edwards
about 1871

Birth of a grandson
#2
Charles Edwards
about 1874

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mattie L Edwards
about 1875

Marriage of a childRussel SegarAsley A EdwardsView this family
December 7, 1876
Marriage of a childMarion SegarRebecca Adalin EdwardsView this family
June 13, 1878
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a grandson
#4
John F Edwards
April 1880

Death of a husbandGideon Edwards
1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Deathunknown

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Marriage: March 15, 1827Logan, Kentucky, United States
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Rebecca Adalin Edwards
Birth: June 18, 1850 49Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 9, 1936Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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