The Shemwell Family

Cyrus B Maxwell1810

Name
Cyrus B Maxwell
Given names
Cyrus B
Surname
Maxwell
Birth about 1810
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 2 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Amanda A “Mary” Maxwell
about 1832 (Age 22 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 22 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 25 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
MarriageJurushaView this family
about 1836 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#2
John W Maxwell
1837 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Jefferson Maxwell
about 1842 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Jane Maxwell
about 1845 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Jackson Maxwell
about 1846 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James Maxwell
about 1847 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 36 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 June 1, 1850 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childRansom HoodAmanda A “Mary” MaxwellView this family
between 1851 and 1856 (Age 41 years)

MarriageElizabeth CargileView this family
January 3, 1852 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John B Hood
about 1857 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childJohn W MaxwellBelfame “Bell” JohnsonView this family
Type: Civil marriage
August 20, 1857 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Alifair Elphine “Katie” Maxwell
March 1859 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 47 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a childHezekiah HarringtonAmanda A “Mary” MaxwellView this family
about 1860 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Pinkney Maxwell
about 1861 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Thomas Jefferson “Tom Jack” Maxwell
June 10, 1862 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Florria Jane Maxwell
January 11, 1865 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 51 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
Birth of a grandson
#6
Zachariah T Maxwell
about 1865 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sonJohn W Maxwell
about 1867 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 57 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 57 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 59 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 daughterAmanda A “Mary” Maxwell
after 1869 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 68 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 88 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 grandsonZachariah T Maxwell
October 29, 1914 (Age 104 years)

Death of a granddaughterFlorria Jane Maxwell
June 20, 1915 (Age 105 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 106 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 107 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 108 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/
Deathunknown

Family with Jurusha - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1836
2 years
son
6 years
son
4 years
daughter
2 years
son
2 years
son
Family with - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Family with Elizabeth Cargile - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 3, 1852Conway, Arkansas, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Cyrus B Maxwell - Household

Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Cyrus B Maxwellhead40MWfarmerNC
Jurushwife30FWNC
Amandadaughter19FWNC
John Wson13MWNC
Jeffersonson8MWARK
Jacksonson4MWARK
Jamesson3MWARK
Janedaughter5FWARK