The Shemwell Family

Alfred Hyder1820

Name
Alfred Hyder
Given names
Alfred
Surname
Hyder
Birth May 1820
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 11 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 15 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 daughter
#1
Martha Ann Hyder
March 20, 1847 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 25 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 36 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a childWilliam Mitchell WebbMartha Ann HyderView this family
estimated 1862 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rodema “Deamy” Webb
June 11, 1863 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 40 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Arva Zena Webb
July 23, 1866 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 46 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 46 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mary F Webb
July 30, 1869 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 48 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
#4
Linda Jane “Lindy” Webb
October 6, 1875 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Alfred Monroe “Bud” Webb
June 11, 1878 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 57 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 grandson
#6
John C Webb
July 31, 1881 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 77 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
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 80 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn C Webb
December 22, 1911 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 95 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 96 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
Death of a grandsonAlfred Monroe “Bud” Webb
December 8, 1918 (Age 98 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 97 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 granddaughterMary F Webb
March 30, 1922 (Age 101 years)
Death of a daughterMartha Ann Hyder
July 15, 1922 (Age 102 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 109 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
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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ann Hyder - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Webb, Martha AheadWFMay184852Wd66TNTNTNFarmer
Webb, RodemadaughterWFJun186436STNTNTN
Webb, Mary FdaughterWFJul186930STNTNTN
Webb, Linda JdaughterWFJul187622STNTNTN
Webb, Alfred MsonWMJun187920STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Webb, John CsonWMJul188118STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Hyder, AlfredfatherWMMay182080WdTNTNTN