The Shemwell Family

Andrew Jackson HinchAge: 86 years18311918

Name
Andrew Jackson Hinch
Given names
Andrew Jackson
Surname
Hinch
Birth December 9, 1831 27 30
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 23 days)
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 brotherJohn Curtis Hinch
April 6, 1834 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 3 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 sisterNancy Jane Hinch
May 19, 1837 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Harmon Hinch
October 9, 1839 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca Caroline “Callie” Hinch
August 19, 1843 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary “Molly” Shemwell
1843 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn “Jack” Parham Jr.
October 18, 1846 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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 October 5, 1850 (Age 18 years)
Death of a motherAnn “Anna” Parham
March 1, 1859 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 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 fatherJohn Samuel Hinch
July 25, 1862 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 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 35 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 35 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 37 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 46 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 brotherJames Nathaniel Hinch
1879 (Age 47 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 48 years)
MarriageRebecca MondayView this family
April 10, 1888 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 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 brotherThomas Harmon Hinch
March 7, 1899 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Jane Hinch
June 29, 1908 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hinch
March 23, 1909 (Age 77 years)
Death of a wifeRebecca Monday
about 1910 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann “Pollie” Hinch
May 1, 1911 (Age 79 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Curtis Hinch
August 15, 1916 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 84 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 85 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 86 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 April 16, 1918 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Nelson Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1824
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
-2 months
elder brother
5 years
himself
Andrew Jackson Hinch
Birth: December 9, 1831 27 30Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1918Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Thomas Harmon Hinch
Birth: October 9, 1839 35 38Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1899Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Family with Rebecca Monday - View this family
himself
Andrew Jackson Hinch
Birth: December 9, 1831 27 30Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1918Catoosa, Morgan, Tennessee, United States
wife
Rebecca Monday
Birth: February 1848Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1910Tennessee, United States
Marriage: April 10, 1888Roane, Tennessee, United States

Andrew Jackson Hinch has 39 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Hinch - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Hinchhead46MWFarmerKY
Ann Hinchwife46FWGA
Nathan Hinchson20MWLaborerTN
Jackson Hinchson17MWTN
Curtis Hinchson14MWTN
Nancy J Hinchdaughter13FWTN
Harmon Hinchson10MWTN
Caroline Hinchdaughter6FWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Hinch - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Hinch, John CWM46headMFarmerTNALGA
Hinch, Martha CWF35wifeMKeeping HouseTNTN
Hinch, John HWM17sonSWorks on FarmTNTNTN
Hinch, Emily BWF15daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Hinch, Anna JWF13daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Hinch, Issac CWM11sonSWorks on FarmTNTNTN
Hinch, Gaither EWM9sonSTNTNTN
Hinch, ElizabethWF6daughterSTNTNTN
Hinch, VirgilWM2sonSTNTNTN
Hinch, AdaWF11mJundaughterSTNTNTN
Hinch, Andrew JWM48elder brotherMTNTNGA