The Shemwell Family

Sarah Ellen MabryAge: 93 years18031896

Name
Sarah Ellen Mabry
Given names
Sarah Ellen
Surname
Mabry
Married name
Sarah Ellen Patterson
Birth about 1803
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 9 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
MarriageMatthew PattersonView this family
about 1820 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Patterson
between 1820 and 1825 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#2
William J “Billy” Patterson
about 1823 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah Jane Patterson
May 9, 1826 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert A “Robin” Patterson
about 1828 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 29 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 daughter
#5
Priscilla Patterson
about 1833 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Patterson
about 1834 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 32 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
#7
Barbara Sallie Patterson
November 4, 1836 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Elizabeth Patterson
about 1840 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a son
#9
Finley Patterson
about 1841 (Age 38 years)

Marriage of a childStephen Samuel SeiberSarah Jane PattersonView this family
November 20, 1845 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Malinda “Millie” Seiber
January 6, 1847 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 43 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 grandson
#2
Calvin L Seiber
February 26, 1849 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Thomas Seiber
January 27, 1850 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Elizabeth Seiber
about 1851 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
James Matthew Seiber
November 16, 1853 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Sarah Seiber
April 23, 1855 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
John M Seiber
December 18, 1856 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 54 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 grandson
#8
Stephen B Seiber
December 3, 1861 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 58 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
Death of a husbandMatthew Patterson
October 3, 1865 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 64 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 64 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a daughterSarah Jane Patterson
December 1867 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 66 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 daughterBarbara Sallie Patterson
October 30, 1870 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 75 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 grandsonThomas Seiber
January 25, 1891 (Age 88 years)
Death of a sonWilliam J “Billy” Patterson
about 1895 (Age 92 years)
Death about 1896 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Family with Matthew Patterson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1820Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
4 years
son
William J “Billy” Patterson
Birth: about 1823 26 20Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1895Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
Robert A “Robin” Patterson
Birth: about 1828 31 25Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1906Oliver Springs, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
Priscilla Patterson
Birth: about 1833 36 30Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 4, 1912Stainville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Barbara Sallie Patterson
Birth: November 4, 1836 40 33Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 30, 1870Anderson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
2 years
son