The Shemwell Family

James Horn1823

Name
James Horn
Given names
James
Surname
Horn
Birth about 1823 60
Birth of a sisterNancy Horn
about 1825 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 9 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 11 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 12 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 half-sisterHansel G Horn
about 1837 (Age 14 years)

Death of a half-brotherWiley Horn
1847 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 half-brotherReddick Horn
1858 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 34 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 half-sisterCelia Horn
May 10, 1865 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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 44 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 44 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 46 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 half-sisterPriscilla Horn
May 6, 1877 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 55 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 half-sisterEda Horn
September 27, 1879 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-brotherThomas Horn
September 27, 1879 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-sisterPiety E Horn
after June 18, 1880 (Age 57 years)
Death of a half-brotherJackson Horn
November 30, 1891 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 75 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 93 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 94 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 95 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 106 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 11, 1822Logan, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder brother
Henry Horn
Birth: about 1822 59Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
2 years
himself
James Horn
Birth: about 1823 60Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Nancy Horn
Birth: about 1825 62Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Nancy Jennings - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1782Nash, North Carolina, United States
2 years
half-brother
Reddick Horn
Birth: 1783 20Nash, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1858Pawnee, Nebraska, United States
3 years
half-brother
Wiley Horn
Birth: September 24, 1785 23Nash, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1847Johnson, Missouri, United States
15 months
half-sister
Hansel G Horn
Birth: about 1786 23Nash, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1837
2 years
half-sister
Celia Horn
Birth: January 26, 1788 25Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 10, 1865Simpson, Kentucky, United States
5 years
half-brother
William H Horn
Birth: 1792 29Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
half-sister
Mary Horn
Birth: 1796 33Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1818Dubois, Washington, Illinois, United States
1 year
half-sister
Eda Horn
Birth: about 1796 33Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 27, 1879Kentucky, United States
6 years
half-brother
Thomas Horn
Birth: November 26, 1801 39Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 27, 1879Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Sarah “Sally” Harris - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1802Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
4 years
half-brother
Joel Horn
Birth: 1805 42Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: Nebraska, United States
2 years
half-sister
4 years
half-sister
1 year
half-brother
1 year
half-brother
3 years
half-sister
Priscilla Horn
Birth: March 1, 1812 49Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1877Simpson, Kentucky, United States
6 years
half-brother
Jackson Horn
Birth: 1817 54Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 30, 1891Simpson, Kentucky, United States

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