The Shemwell Family

Frederick SeiberAge: 80 years18351916

Name
Frederick Seiber
Given names
Frederick
Surname
Seiber
Birth September 3, 1835 45 30
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 28 days)
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 sisterElizabeth Seiber
June 12, 1837 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a sisterMassey Seiber
January 1, 1839 (Age 3 years)
Death of a half-brotherElijah Seiber
May 17, 1842 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a sisterAnaliza Seiber
September 27, 1842 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMelinda Seiber
June 9, 1847 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 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 brotherBenjamin Franklin Seiber
March 26, 1849 (Age 13 years)
Death of a half-brotherSamuel Seiber
October 15, 1859 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 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-brotherPhillip “Pip” Seiber
January 22, 1862 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 31 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 31 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 33 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 fatherSamuel Wesley Seiber
December 20, 1871 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sisterMassey Seiber
January 10, 1876 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Wilkins
May 6, 1877 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 42 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-brotherJohn J Seiber
May 25, 1891 (Age 55 years)
Death of a half-sisterNancy Seiber
March 6, 1894 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-sisterMariah Seiber
October 10, 1896 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterAnaliza Seiber
April 7, 1897 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 62 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 half-brotherThomas Seiber
June 27, 1904 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 80 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death February 22, 1916 (Age 80 years)
Burial February 23, 1916 (1 day after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 30, 1834Tennessee, United States
9 months
himself
Frederick Seiber
Birth: September 3, 1835 45 30Tennessee, United States
Death: February 22, 1916Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger sister
Elizabeth Seiber
Birth: June 12, 1837 47 32Tennessee, United States
Death: May 21, 1929Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
19 months
younger sister
Massey Seiber
Birth: January 1, 1839 48 33Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1876Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Analiza Seiber
Birth: September 27, 1842 52 37Tennessee, United States
Death: April 7, 1897Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger sister
Melinda Seiber
Birth: June 9, 1847 57 42Tennessee, United States
Death: May 2, 1920Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
22 months
younger brother
Benjamin Franklin Seiber
Birth: March 26, 1849 58 43Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1938Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Isabelle Elizabeth Frost - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1809Anderson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
half-sister
Nancy Seiber
Birth: September 17, 1810 20 18Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 6, 1894Oliver Springs, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
half-brother
Phillip “Pip” Seiber
Birth: March 26, 1812 21 20Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 22, 1862Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
half-brother
Elijah Seiber
Birth: April 28, 1816 26 24Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1842
half-brother
John J Seiber
Birth: April 28, 1816 26 24Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 25, 1891Roane, Tennessee, United States
6 years
half-brother
Thomas Seiber
Birth: November 28, 1821 31 29Tennessee, United States
Death: June 27, 1904Illinois, United States
5 years
half-sister
Mariah Seiber
Birth: February 28, 1827 36 35Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 10, 1896Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States
half-brother
Samuel Seiber
Birth: February 28, 1827 36 35Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 15, 1859Tennessee, United States
6 years
half-brother
Columbus J Seiber
Birth: October 1832 42 40Anderson, Tennessee, United States
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