The Shemwell Family

Mourning Horn1748

Name
Mourning Horn
Given names
Mourning
Surname
Horn
Birth March 10, 1748 31 24
Birth of a sisterPhebe Horn
September 14, 1749 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a brotherJoel Horn
August 14, 1751 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Purcell
about 1752 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Thomas Horn
March 24, 1753 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterCharity Horn
November 19, 1753 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterCelia “Selah” Horn
February 13, 1758 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterDemaris Horn
May 31, 1760 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherJeremiah Horn
November 1, 1763 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 5 years)

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 26 years)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Death of a brotherIsaac Horn
about October 1781 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sisterCharity Horn
1781 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 26 years)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Death of a brotherHenry Horn
February 5, 1785 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Horn
January 19, 1791 (Age 42 years)
Death of a brotherJoel Horn
about 1791 (Age 42 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Horn Sr.
July 11, 1794 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherAnn Patience Purcell
March 30, 1797 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Elisha Horn
April 1, 1798 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 44 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 54 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
Death of a brotherJohn Thomas Horn
November 16, 1807 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 63 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
Death of a brotherJacob Horn
1827 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 83 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 87 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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 97 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 108 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: about 1737Nansemond, Virginia, United States
15 months
elder brother
William Horn
Birth: March 30, 1738 21 14Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 19, 1791Bertie, North Carolina, United States
9 years
elder brother
Jacob Horn
Birth: March 10, 1747 30 23Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1827Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
6 years
younger brother
John Thomas Horn
Birth: March 24, 1753 36 29Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 16, 1807Wayne, North Carolina, United States
-13 years
elder sister
Ester Horn
Birth: April 6, 1740 23 17Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
Isaac Horn
Birth: May 7, 1742 25 19Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about October 1781Nash, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Henry Horn
Birth: June 10, 1744 27 21Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 5, 1785Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
4 years
herself
Mourning Horn
Birth: March 10, 1748 31 24Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death:
18 months
younger sister
Phebe Horn
Birth: September 14, 1749 32 26Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death:
23 months
younger brother
Joel Horn
Birth: August 14, 1751 34 28Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1791Nash, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Charity Horn
Birth: November 19, 1753 36 30Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1781Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Celia “Selah” Horn
Birth: February 13, 1758 41 34Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Demaris Horn
Birth: May 31, 1760 43 37Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Jeremiah Horn
Birth: November 1, 1763 46 40Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death:

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