The Shemwell Family

Thomas Benton JohnsonAge: 26 years18421868

Name
Thomas Benton Johnson
Given names
Thomas Benton
Surname
Johnson
Birth about 1842 55 44
Birth of a sisterEleanor Jane Johnson
about 1845 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam H Johnson
about 1845 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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
Census December 11, 1850 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsborn McGehee
June 1857 (Age 15 years)
Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca.
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Shemwell
June 1857 (Age 15 years)
Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca.
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 16, 1860 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherMartin Van Buren Johnson
September 1860 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 half-brotherRansom Hood
about 1867 (Age 25 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a sisterBelzora Bettzard Johnson
1868 (on the date of death)
Death about 1868 (Age 26 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1831Missouri, United States
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Thomas Benton Johnson
Birth: about 1842 55 44Missouri, United States
Death: about 1868
4 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with John Hood Sr - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 29, 1816Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
11 years
half-brother
John Hood Jr
Birth: between 1825 and 1830 38 27Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death:
4 years
half-brother

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Anna McGehee - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Ann Johnsonhead52FW
Ransom Johnsonson22MW
Van Buren Johnsonson19MW
Belzora Johnsondaughter14FW
Belfame Johnsondaughter10FW
Benton Johnsonson8MW
Jane Johnsondaughter5FW

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Anna McGehee - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Anny Johnsonhead61FWKeeping HouseNC
Thomas B Johnsonson17MWWorks on FarmMO
Eleanor J Johnsondaughter14FWMO

Next door to Ransom & Belzora