The Shemwell Family

William Edmonds1807

Name
William Edmonds
Given names
William
Surname
Edmonds
Birth about 1807
Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 5 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 25 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 28 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
MarriageAdaline BordonView this family
October 12, 1840 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Richard Harrison Edmonds
January 16, 1845 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 39 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 son
#2
Thomas Robert Edmonds
1854 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 50 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 29, 1860 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 54 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 60 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 60 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 62 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 71 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childThomas Robert EdmondsVictoria Ann ClarkView this family
September 15, 1879 (Age 72 years)
Marriage of a childRichard Harrison EdmondsSarah E “Sallie” ClarkView this family
November 15, 1880 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 91 years)
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 (Age 109 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Deathunknown

Family with Adaline Bordon - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 12, 1840Howard, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Richard Harrison Edmonds
Birth: January 16, 1845 38 27Boonesboro, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: February 22, 1933Vernon, Missouri, United States
10 years
son
Thomas Robert Edmonds
Birth: 1854 47 36New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States
Death: January 20, 1922San Bernardino, California, United States

No family available

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Edmonds - Household

Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Edmondhead53MWFarmer900800VA
Adline Edmondwife42FWDomVA
Octavia Edmonddaughter19FWDomMO
James W Edmondson17MWFarmerMO
Frances Edmonddaughter15FWDomesticMO
Richd Edmondson13MWMOx
Winfield Edmondson11MWMOx
Eliza Edmonddaughter9FWMOx
Sarah Edmonddaughter7FWMOx
Thomas Edmondson4MWMO
John G Edmondson2MWMO