The Shemwell Family

William Mitchell WebbAge: 47 years18431891

Name
William Mitchell Webb
Given names
William Mitchell
Surname
Webb
Birth July 23, 1843 22 20
Birth of a sisterRebecca Jane Webb
October 10, 1845 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherLloyd Walker Webb
October 19, 1848 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 October 24, 1850 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Washington Webb
April 1851 (Age 7 years)
Note: Or Cumberland, Tennessee
Birth of a brotherJesse Brown Webb
September 17, 1856 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherAndrew Jackson Webb
April 27, 1859 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 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 26, 1860 (Age 16 years)
MarriageMartha Ann HyderView this family
estimated 1862 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Rodema “Deamy” Webb
June 11, 1863 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 brotherJames Monroe Webb Jr.
January 1866 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Arva Zena Webb
July 23, 1866 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 23 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 23 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary F Webb
July 30, 1869 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 25 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 July 9, 1870 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Linda Jane “Lindy” Webb
October 6, 1875 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Alfred Monroe “Bud” Webb
June 11, 1878 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#6
John C Webb
July 31, 1881 (Age 38 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Parham
March 31, 1884 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherAndrew Jackson Webb
July 29, 1886 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann “Betsie” Selby
September 20, 1886 (Age 43 years)
Death May 13, 1891 (Age 47 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1841
3 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
6 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Andrew Jackson Webb
Birth: April 27, 1859 38 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 29, 1886Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger brother
James Monroe Webb Jr.
Birth: January 1866 45 43Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 15, 1922
Family with Martha Ann Hyder - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: estimated 1862
17 months
daughter
Rodema “Deamy” Webb
Birth: June 11, 1863 19 16Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 26, 1956Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Arva Zena Webb
Birth: July 23, 1866 23 19Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 11, 1942Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary F Webb
Birth: July 30, 1869 26 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 30, 1922Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
Linda Jane “Lindy” Webb
Birth: October 6, 1875 32 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 4, 1953Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
3 years
son
John C Webb
Birth: July 31, 1881 38 34Tennessee, United States
Death: December 22, 1911Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Webb - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
James M Webbhead29MWFarmerVA
Mary A Webbwife27FWTN
William M Webbson7MWTN
Rebecca J Webbdaughter5FWTN
Lloyd Webbson1MWTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Webb Sr. - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Monroe Webb Sr.head38MWFarmerVA
Mary A Webbwife37FWKeeping HouseAL
William M Webbson16MWFarmingTN
Mary J Webbdaughter15FWTN
Lloyd J Webbson11MWTN
George W Webbson10MWTN
Jesse B Webbson3MWTN
Andrew J Webbson1MWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Mitchell Webb - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Webb, Mitchellhead26MWFarmerTN
Webb, Martha Awife23FWKeeping HouseTN
Webb, Rodemadaughter6FWat homeTN
Webb, Arveniadaughter3FWat homeTN
Webb, Marydaughter11mFWat homeTNJul

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Mitchell Webb - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Webb, WilliamWM34headMFarmerTNTNTN
Webb, MarthaWF36wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Webb, ArvazenaWF13daughterSTNTNTN
Webb, MaryWF10daughterSTNTNTN
Webb, JaneWF4daughterSTNTNTN
Webb, AlfredWM1sonSTNTNTN