The Shemwell Family

John RobinsonAge: 33 years17851818

Name
John Robinson
Given names
John
Surname
Robinson
Birth about 1785
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 8 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 18 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
MarriageMary “Polly” EustisView this family
May 11, 1811 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 27 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 before 1818 (Age 33 years)
Family with Mary “Polly” Eustis - View this family
himself
John Robinson
Birth: about 1785Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1818Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: May 11, 1811Madison, Kentucky, United States
Peter Trautmann + Mary “Polly” Eustis - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 9, 1818Shelby, Kentucky, United States
10 months
step-daughter
Harriet Troutman
Birth: September 2, 1819 50 30Henry, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 25, 1906Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
5 years
step-daughter
8 months
step-daughter
Catharine Troutman
Birth: August 21, 1825 56 36Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 20, 1902Fulton, Indiana, United States