Katherine Still1795–
- Name
- Katherine Still
- Given names
- Katherine
- Surname
- Still
- Married name
- Katherine Roach
 Birth | about 1795 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: 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 8 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 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 17 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 |
 Marriage | Elza Roach — View this family February 25, 1818 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Permelia J Roach 1822 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Emeline Roach about 1823 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Luvenia “Vena” Roach 1825 (Age 30 years) Note: October 10, 1826 ? |
| Birth of a son #4 | Charles L “Charlie” Roach October 18, 1828 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 37 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary “Polly” Roach about 1835 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 40 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 child | David Alexander Shemwell — Permelia J Roach — View this family about 1845 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell December 22, 1846 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1848 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Alexander Shemwell May 11, 1850 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell — Luvenia “Vena” Roach — View this family December 10, 1850 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Sarah Ann Shemwell about 1852 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Nancy Clementine Shemwell March 24, 1852 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Emma Shemwell February 27, 1854 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Nancy Adeline Shemwell September 5, 1854 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Rebecca Ann Shemwell February 7, 1856 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell October 5, 1856 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | William Elza “Bill” Shemwell February 20, 1858 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell April 30, 1858 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 62 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Milous Green Shemwell July 1860 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Mary L Shemwell 1861 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Peter Pinkney Shemwell July 10, 1862 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell December 1, 1863 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell March 14, 1865 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Milus G Reed — Mary “Polly” Roach — View this family May 12, 1865 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 66 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 granddaughter #17 | Doley Reed August 23, 1867 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 72 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 72 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Susanna Cox Shemwell 1868 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a son | Charles L “Charlie” Roach April 21, 1868 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Sarah Reed 1869 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sarah Ann Shemwell 1869 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 74 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Amelia Reed September 22, 1870 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Charles “Charley” Reed September 18, 1872 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell September 4, 1878 (Age 83 years) Cause: Consumption Note: 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 83 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Milie Reed February 1880 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Emma Shemwell December 4, 1881 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William Alexander Shemwell November 17, 1887 (Age 92 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Nancy Adeline Shemwell April 12, 1888 (Age 93 years) Note: Brewer's Mill - Mother and child died at childbirth. |
| Death of a grandson | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell August 10, 1889 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sarah Reed after May 1890 (Age 95 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Rebecca Ann Shemwell June 25, 1891 (Age 96 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Luvenia “Vena” Roach October 12, 1892 (Age 97 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 103 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 | unknown |
| Family with Elza Roach |
| husband |
Elza Roach Birth: about 1795 24 Death: |
| herself |
Katherine Still Birth: about 1795 Death: |
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Marriage: February 25, 1818 — North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Permelia J Roach Birth: 1822 27 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1881 — Kentucky, United States |
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14 years daughter |
Mary “Polly” Roach Birth: about 1835 40 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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-6 years son |
Charles L “Charlie” Roach Birth: October 18, 1828 33 33 Death: April 21, 1868 |
| son |
William Roach Death: |
| daughter |
Emeline Roach Birth: about 1823 28 28 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| son |
Frederick Roach Death: |
| daughter |
Luvenia “Vena” Roach Birth: 1825 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 12, 1892 |