The Shemwell Family

Margaret MuggAge: 86 years17931880

Name
Margaret Mugg
Given names
Margaret
Surname
Mugg
Married name
Margaret Powell
Birth December 7, 1793
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
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 9 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
MarriageJosiah PowellView this family
October 8, 1812 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jacob Powell
March 10, 1815 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 18 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 38 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 41 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
Marriage of a childJacob PowellMartha Adaline TroutmanView this family
January 3, 1842 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Maria L Powell
December 27, 1842 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Matilda Powell
January 8, 1844 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Orlando Powell
January 17, 1845 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Jehu Z “John” Powell
August 13, 1848 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 52 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 63 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 67 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 husbandJosiah Powell
May 6, 1867 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 73 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 73 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 75 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 84 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death May 2, 1880 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fletchers Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
Family with Josiah Powell - View this family
husband
Josiah Powell
Birth: August 1, 1779Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 6, 1867Cass, Indiana, United States
herself
Margaret Mugg
Birth: December 7, 1793Maryland, United States
Death: May 2, 1880Indiana, United States
Marriage: October 8, 1812Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
2 years
son
Jacob Powell
Birth: March 10, 1815 35 21Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 30, 1895Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

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Name
Jacob Powell Obituary and Family Listing Logansport Pharos-Tribune 31 May 1895 p11 Jacob Powell was born Washington County PA . As a young boy with his father he moved to Jefferson County OH near Steubenville. At the age of 20 in 1835 he went by boat down the Ohio River and then up to Rock Island IL. He then walked across the country to where Chicago now stands and worked the summer . He headed south to Logansport and soon located in Bethlehem Township where he lived until the death of his first wife Miss Troutman in 1878. They had four children. 1881 he built a boat and steamed down the Wabash and Ohio Rivers to Metropolis IL where he has since resided, having married Mrs. Julia Turner of that place. He was visiting his children in Logansport when he passed away." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34822064/jacob-powell