The Shemwell Family

Randolph Edmond Cheek1819

Name
Randolph Edmond Cheek
Given names
Randolph Edmond
Surname
Cheek
Birth about 1819
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 13 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 16 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
MarriageSarah Ann AllenView this family
about 1844 (Age 25 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek
November 5, 1845 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Benjamin F Cheek
about 1847 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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 daughter
#3
F C Cheek
about 1849 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Pernecia Emeline Cheek
August 19, 1849 (Age 30 years)
Census September 25, 1850 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Edward G Cheek
about 1854 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Jane Cheek
January 8, 1855 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 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 sonBenjamin F Cheek
before 1860 (Age 41 years)

Death of a daughterF C Cheek
before 1860 (Age 41 years)

Census September 8, 1860 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 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 48 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 48 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Marriage of a childJesse Boyd DrewSarah Elizabeth CheekView this family
July 1, 1869 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 50 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 of a sonEdward G Cheek
before 1870 (Age 51 years)

Census July 4, 1870 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Sarah Emaline Drew
December 1, 1873 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childNelson JohnsonPernecia Emeline CheekView this family
February 3, 1875 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Bertha Elizabeth Johnson
February 21, 1876 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew Benjamin ArmstrongMary Jane CheekView this family
March 6, 1876 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Andrew R Armstrong
November 1, 1876 (Age 57 years)
Death of a grandsonAndrew R Armstrong
January 5, 1877 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Volney Jane Drew
February 4, 1877 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Benjamin Everett Armstrong
December 31, 1877 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
James Randolph Johnson
July 25, 1878 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 59 years)

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 granddaughter
#7
Martha Winnifred Drew
March 27, 1879 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Mary A Armstrong
July 7, 1880 (Age 61 years)
Death of a granddaughterMary A Armstrong
September 13, 1880 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Edmund Franklin Johnson
March 9, 1881 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Linza Lenora Drew
June 24, 1881 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Henry Franklin Armstrong
August 27, 1881 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Henry Nelson Johnson
December 4, 1883 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Mary Edna Armstrong
February 9, 1884 (Age 65 years)
Marriage of a childFrancis Webb Rankin JrSarah Elizabeth CheekView this family
about 1884 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Mary Ophelia Johnson
April 20, 1886 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Andrew L Armstrong
September 12, 1886 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonAndrew L Armstrong
October 22, 1886 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Nora M Armstrong
February 21, 1888 (Age 69 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Henry Martin JayePernecia Emeline CheekView this family
May 6, 1888 (Age 69 years)

Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site
Birth of a grandson
#17
Lawrence Sullivan Ross Jaye
April 20, 1889 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Emmett Clinton Armstrong
October 13, 1890 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Dora Lois Jaye
March 15, 1891 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20
William Wayne Armstrong
September 9, 1893 (Age 74 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Ann Allen
April 21, 1894 (Age 75 years)
Death of a granddaughterNora M Armstrong
January 16, 1896 (Age 77 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Charles M Armstrong
April 9, 1897 (Age 78 years)
Death of a grandsonCharles M Armstrong
May 6, 1897 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Archie F Armstrong
July 29, 1898 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 79 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
Death of a grandsonArchie F Armstrong
September 19, 1898 (Age 79 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
Infant Son Rankin
after 1900 (Age 81 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#24
Infant Daughter Rankin
after 1900 (Age 81 years)
Death of a granddaughterBertha Elizabeth Johnson
May 23, 1904 (Age 85 years)
Death of a grandsonBenjamin Everett Armstrong
October 15, 1904 (Age 85 years)
Cause: Ginning accident
Death of a grandsonInfant Son Rankin
before 1910 (Age 91 years)
Death of a granddaughterInfant Daughter Rankin
before 1910 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 97 years)

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 (Age 98 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 99 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a daughterPernecia Emeline Cheek
June 10, 1922 (Age 103 years)
Death of a grandsonEdmund Franklin Johnson
April 16, 1926 (Age 107 years)
Death of a daughterMary Jane Cheek
February 24, 1928 (Age 109 years)
Deathunknown

Family with Sarah Ann Allen - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1844Missouri, United States
22 months
daughter
2 years
son
Benjamin F Cheek
Birth: about 1847 28 20New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1860
3 years
daughter
F C Cheek
Birth: about 1849 30 22New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1860
8 months
daughter
5 years
son
Edward G Cheek
Birth: about 1854 35 27Missouri, United States
Death: before 1870
1 year
daughter

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household

New Madrid, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Randolph Checkhead31MWFarmer200MO
Sarah J Checkwife23FWMO
Sarah E Checkdaughter4FW
Benj F Checkson3MW
F C Checkdaughter1FW
David Joneslodger24MWLaborerTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household

Grayson, Texas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Randolph Edmond Cheekhead34MWFarmer450IL
Sarah Ann Allenwife22FWIL
Sarah Emaline Cheekdaughter14FWMOx
Pernecia Emeline Cheekdaughter8FWMOx
Edward G Cheekson6MWTX
Mary Jane Cheekdaughter4FWTX

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household

Wharton, Texas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Cheek, Randellhead51MWFarmer700MOxxx
Cheek, Sarahwife44FWKeeping HouseMO
Cheek, P Edaughter19FWAt HomeMO
Cheek, M Jdaughter15FWAT HomeMO