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 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 1803Note: 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 1815Note: 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 son#1 | John Calvin Shamel July 16, 1822 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832Note: 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 1836Note: 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 | John Calvin Shamel — Malinda … — View this family between 1843 and 1844 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Rebecca Elizabeth Shamel February 14, 1845 |
| Birth of a grandchild #2 | … Shamel 1846 |
| Death of a grandchild | … Shamel 1846 |
| Marriage of a child | John Calvin Shamel — Virlinda Nelson — View this family April 8, 1847 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 grandson #3 | Thomas William Shamel March 11, 1849 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Amelia Priscillia Shamel February 14, 1852 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | John Calvin Shamel Jr. August 25, 1854 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Nancy Verlinda Shamel September 6, 1857 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 #7 | James Albert Shamel November 13, 1860 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Izora Vinena Shamel February 27, 1863 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 #9 | Lillian Leona Shamel August 26, 1865 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Robert Lee Shamel June 13, 1868 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a granddaughter | Rebecca Elizabeth Shamel after 1884 |
| Death of a wife | Rebecca Ann Shamel September 13, 1887 Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a son | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 |
 Death | unknown Note: John Calvin was illegitimate -father to be was killed. |
| Family with Rebecca Ann Shamel |
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| wife |
Rebecca Ann Shamel Birth: December 13, 1790 40 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 13, 1887 — Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States |
| son |
John Calvin Shamel Birth: July 16, 1822 31 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: April 13, 1888 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Death | John Calvin was illegitimate -father to be was killed. |