The Shemwell Family

Name
Celia Horn
Given names
Celia
Surname
Horn
Birth January 26, 1788 25
Birth of a brotherWilliam H Horn
1792 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Horn
1796 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterEda Horn
about 1796 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 4 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a brotherThomas Horn
November 26, 1801 (Age 13 years)
Marriage of a parentNathan HornSarah “Sally” HarrisView this family
about 1802 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 14 years)

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
Birth of a half-brotherJoel Horn
1805 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterPiety E Horn
1806 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterElizabeth Horn
1809 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHarris Horn
1809 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRichard Horn
1809 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-sisterPriscilla Horn
March 1, 1812 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 23 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
Birth of a half-brotherJackson Horn
1817 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sisterMary Horn
before 1818 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHenry Horn
about 1822 (Age 33 years)
Marriage of a parentNathan HornElizabeth CleavesView this family
March 11, 1822 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJames Horn
about 1823 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNancy Horn
about 1825 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 43 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
Death of a fatherNathan Horn
1834 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 47 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
Death of a sisterHansel G Horn
about 1837 (Age 48 years)

Death of a brotherWiley Horn
1847 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 57 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
Death of a brotherReddick Horn
1858 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 68 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 73 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 May 10, 1865 (Age 77 years)
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