The Shemwell Family

J F StackAge: 83 years18161900

Name
J F Stack
Given names
J F
Surname
Stack
Birth June 1816 26 21
Birth of a brotherJacob Marion Stack
April 26, 1824 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherUriah Samuel Stack
January 2, 1826 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha A Catherine Stack
July 1829 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 15 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
Birth of a brotherDavid W Stack
December 14, 1833 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Washington Stack
June 6, 1835 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 19 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
Birth of a brotherWilliam H H Stack
about 1838 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a sisterEllenda Elizabeth Stack
about 1840 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 29 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 40 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 fatherAdam Stack
about 1860 (Age 43 years)
Census June 22, 1860 (Age 44 years)
Note: Occupation: Farming
Death of a brotherJacob Marion Stack
November 2, 1864 (Age 48 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 44 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 50 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 50 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 52 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 61 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a motherBarbara Elizabeth Murff
about 1880 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 81 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 sisterMartha A Catherine Stack
after 1900 (on the date of death)

Death after 1900 (Age 83 years)

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J F Stack
Birth: June 1816 26 21Tennessee, United States
Death: after 1900
8 years
younger brother
20 months
younger brother
Uriah Samuel Stack
Birth: January 2, 1826 36 31Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1901Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
David W Stack
Birth: December 14, 1833 43 38Tennessee, United States
Death: January 22, 1916Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
18 months
younger brother
George Washington Stack
Birth: June 6, 1835 45 40Tennessee, United States
Death: July 19, 1917Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister

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Occupation: Farming