 Birth | September 12, 1822 24 17 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 9 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 13 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 | Samuel Shemwell — View this family August 17, 1841 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Marcus Shemwell August 14, 1842 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Alexander Shemwell July 26, 1845 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell October 27, 1847 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 | August 14, 1850 (Age 27 years) Address: Dist. 2 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 34 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | September 13, 1860 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Alexander Shemwell — Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman — View this family February 3, 1863 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Lieu A Shemwell March 7, 1864 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Lieu A Shemwell March 22, 1864 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Harvey Shemwell April 5, 1865 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Finis Washington Sherrod — Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell — View this family September 2, 1866 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Marcus Shemwell — Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey — View this family November 15, 1867 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 44 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 44 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Nannie H Sherrod April 14, 1869 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William David Shemwell May 1869 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Alice Malone Shemwell September 15, 1869 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 46 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Sarah Permelia Sherrod November 19, 1871 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Samuel Anderson Shemwell June 3, 1873 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Francis C Sherrod June 5, 1873 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth K Henry December 17, 1875 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell November 14, 1876 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sherrod about 1877 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. April 14, 1878 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 55 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 #12 | Mittie Sue Earl Shemwell August 19, 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod January 22, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | June 18, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | Samuel Shemwell August 28, 1881 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Jeffery Tood Shemwell September 18, 1881 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell May 1883 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage | Burell Meador — View this family August 14, 1883 (Age 60 years) Note: 9 Aug 1883 |
| Death of a father | James Rickman June 21, 1884 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Horace Drake Sherrod September 5, 1885 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Clarence Shemwell April 2, 1886 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell April 2, 1887 (Age 64 years) Note: Carrie was one of a set of twins |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | … Shemwell April 2, 1887 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Clarence Shemwell May 17, 1887 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Norwood Auston Sherrod August 7, 1889 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a husband | Burell Meador 1893 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 75 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 |
| Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Jeffery Tood Shemwell July 15, 1905 (Age 82 years) |
| Census | May 5, 1910 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | September 30, 1910 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Sharon Cemetery |