 Birth | October 29, 1811 35 31 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 2 months)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 brother | William Green Shemwell January 27, 1819 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | 1820 (Age 8 years) |
 Religious marriage | Alexander McEwing Christian — View this family December 14, 1830 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | 1830 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 20 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 #1 | Sarah Melvina Christian April 18, 1833 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian May 17, 1835 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 23 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Lemuel Christian September 21, 1837 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | 1840 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Allen W Christian 1841 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary H J Christian 1844 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Adelia Harris Christian April 25, 1848 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 34 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 |
| Death of a brother | James Shemwell June 1849 (Age 37 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Birth of a son #7 | Albion R Christian April 21, 1850 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Shemwell June 1850 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | November 8, 1850 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Notley Rogers — Sarah Melvina Christian — View this family March 11, 1852 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Thomas Dobyns — Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian — View this family December 19, 1854 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Shemwell December 3, 1855 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Bettie V Rogers May 30, 1856 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ella Jane Rogers May 5, 1859 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 45 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 25, 1860 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel James Shemwell August 17, 1860 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Nancy L “Nannie” Rogers July 21, 1862 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 49 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 | December 4, 1862 (Age 51 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gay Street Cemetery |