The Shemwell Family

Temperance Adaline Garrett1824

Name
Temperance Adaline Garrett
Given names
Temperance Adaline
Surname
Garrett
Married name
Temperance Adaline Jemison
Birth about 1824
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 8 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 11 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
MarriageWilliam Zachariah JemisonView this family
about 1840 (Age 16 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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
#1
Johanah B “Joan” Jemison
1856 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Adeline Jemison
October 25, 1862 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 37 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 43 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 43 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 45 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Lula Lee Miller
about 1871 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Luther Joshua Miller
October 25, 1873 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Charles George Miller
February 28, 1875 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel G MillerJohanah B “Joan” JemisonView this family
December 17, 1876 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Albert L Miller
about 1878 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Zachariah Jemison
about 1878 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 54 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 childMarion Lafayette EppsMary Adeline JemisonView this family
July 13, 1880 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Lee Roy Epps
June 23, 1886 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Fred Robert Epps
June 25, 1888 (Age 64 years)
Death of a daughterJohanah B “Joan” Jemison
1889 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Harry James Epps
March 21, 1895 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Ernest Guy Epps
February 28, 1897 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 74 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
Birth of a grandson
#9
Edward Leslie Epps
September 26, 1903 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 92 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 93 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 94 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 105 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Deathunknown

Family with William Zachariah Jemison - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1840Burke, North Carolina, United States
23 years
daughter
-6 years
daughter

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child