The Shemwell Family

George Grant DenboAge: 72 years18391912

Name
George Grant Denbo
Given names
George Grant
Surname
Denbo
Birth June 25, 1839 34 28
Birth of a brotherJoseph Asbury Denbo
August 3, 1844 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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
Census August 16, 1850 (Age 11 years)
Death of a motherMariah Grant
October 17, 1853 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
MarriageMary Elizabeth RobersonView this family
March 25, 1860 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 27 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 27 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 29 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 fatherJacob N Denbo
September 8, 1872 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha Ann “Mattie” Denbo
June 25, 1876 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 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 James DaughertyMartha Ann “Mattie” DenboView this family
June 2, 1897 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 granddaughter
#1
Martha Ann Daugherty
October 7, 1898 (Age 59 years)
Death of a daughterMartha Ann “Mattie” Denbo
October 7, 1898 (Age 59 years)
Death of a granddaughterMartha Ann Daugherty
May 18, 1899 (Age 59 years)
Death May 18, 1912 (Age 72 years)
Burialunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
Jacob N Denbo
Birth: February 10, 1805Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 8, 1872Dubois, Indiana, United States
mother
Mariah Grant
Birth: December 10, 1810Harrison, Indiana, United States
Death: October 17, 1853Dubois, Indiana, United States
Marriage:
younger brother
Joseph Asbury Denbo
Birth: August 3, 1844 39 33Dubois, Indiana, United States
Death: November 14, 1926Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
-5 years
himself
Family with Mary Elizabeth Roberson - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Elizabeth Roberson
Birth: August 3, 1841Crawford, Indiana, United States
Death: December 10, 1920Bynum, Hill, Texas, United States
Marriage: March 25, 1860Dubois, Indiana, United States
16 years
daughter
Martha Ann “Mattie” Denbo
Birth: June 25, 1876 37 34Indiana, United States
Death: October 7, 1898Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Jacob N Denbo - Household

Hall, Dubois, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jacob Denbohead43MWFarmer500KY
Maria Denbowife39FWIN
Elizabeth Denbodaughter17FWIN
Mary Denbodaughter15FWIN
John W Denboson14MWIN
George G Denboson11MWIN
Lanna Denbodaughter9FWIN
Joseph A Denboson6MWIN
Robert T Denboson3MWIN