The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	December 14, 1841 31 41
Marriage	Mary Louise Penry — View this family unknown
Birth of a brother	Capt. Charles M Thompson about 1844 (Age 2 years) North Carolina, United States
Birth of a brother	Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. August 20, 1845 (Age 3 years) Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Harriett Thompson before 1847 (Age 5 years)
Death of a mother	Cynthia Suretha Ratts 1847 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years) Texas, USA 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 sister	Louisa V Thompson after 1850 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sister	Mary H Thompson after 1850 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brother	John Frederick Thompson after 1850 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 years) Alaska, USA 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 25 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 father	Joseph Hiram Thompson July 23, 1872 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	December 17, 1892 (Age 51 years)

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cynthia Suretha Ratts Louisa V Thompson Mary H Thompson John Frederick Thompson Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson William Lewis Thompson Capt. Charles M Thompson Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. Harriett Thompson Joseph Hiram Thompson Birth: February 1, 1810 Death: July 23, 1872
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Hiram Thompson Louisa V Thompson Mary H Thompson John Frederick Thompson Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson William Lewis Thompson Capt. Charles M Thompson Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. Harriett Thompson Cynthia Suretha Ratts Birth: about 1800 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: 1847
	Marriage: —
elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Hanes Louisa V Thompson Birth: about 1832 21 32 Death: after 1850
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Lowe Mary H Thompson Birth: about 1835 24 35 Death: after 1850
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Frederick Thompson Birth: about 1837 26 37 Death: after 1850
18 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell Baxter Shemwell Mary Louisa Shemwell William Whitehead Shemwell Edward Marcellus Shemwell Cora B Shemwell Frederick Shemwell Della Shemwell Etta Shemwell Sara Frances Shemwell Alice Shemwell Harold Shemwell Mary “May” Shemwell Odell Shemwell Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson Birth: June 30, 1838 28 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 21, 1916 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Louise Penry William Lewis Thompson Birth: December 14, 1841 31 41 Death: December 17, 1892
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Capt. Charles M Thompson Birth: about 1844 33 44 — North Carolina, United States Death:
20 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. Birth: August 20, 1845 35 45 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 25, 1925
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Harriett Thompson Birth: before 1847 36 47 Death:

Family with Mary Louise Penry - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Louise Penry William Lewis Thompson Birth: December 14, 1841 31 41 Death: December 17, 1892
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Lewis Thompson Mary Louise Penry Death:
	Marriage: —

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Joseph Hiram Thompson 1810–1872
mother Parents (unknown)	Cynthia Suretha Ratts 1800–1847
elder sister Family … Hanes	Louisa V Thompson 1832–1850
elder sister Family … Lowe	Mary H Thompson 1835–1850
elder brother Family (none)	John Frederick Thompson 1837–1850
elder sister Family Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell Baxter Shemwell Mary Louisa Shemwell William Whitehead Shemwell Edward Marcellus Shemwell Cora B Shemwell Frederick Shemwell Della Shemwell Etta Shemwell Sara Frances Shemwell Alice Shemwell Harold Shemwell Mary “May” Shemwell Odell Shemwell	Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson 1838–1916
himself Family Mary Louise Penry	William Lewis Thompson 1841–1892
younger brother Family (none)	Capt. Charles M Thompson 1844–
younger brother Family (none)	Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr. 1845–1925
younger sister Family (none)	Harriett Thompson 1847–
Family with Mary Louise Penry
himself Parents Joseph Hiram Thompson Cynthia Suretha Ratts	William Lewis Thompson 1841–1892
wife Parents (unknown)	Mary Louise Penry –