The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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 Texas, USA 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
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 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
Marriage	Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields — View this family August 20, 1852
Birth of a son #1	David M Fields October 12, 1853
Death of a son	David M Fields March 20, 1854
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 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 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 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 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
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 Cuba 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
Death of a husband	Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields October 22, 1914 Graves, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death	unknown

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Family with Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Permelia A Brand Allen Dodd Fields Family with spouse Martha Cohorn David M Fields Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Short Mary D Fields Nancy S Fields Permelia A Fields James Thomas Fields Sarah L Fields Robert Boone Fields Edward A Fields Frank W Fields William Jesse Fields Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields David M Fields Martha Cohorn Death:
	Marriage: August 20, 1852 —
14 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree David M Fields Birth: October 12, 1853 31 Death: March 20, 1854

Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields + Permelia A Brand - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Permelia A Brand Allen Dodd Fields Family with spouse Martha Cohorn David M Fields Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Short Mary D Fields Nancy S Fields Permelia A Fields James Thomas Fields Sarah L Fields Robert Boone Fields Edward A Fields Frank W Fields William Jesse Fields Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Allen Dodd Fields Permelia A Brand Birth: February 12, 1827 Death: July 19, 1850
	Marriage: February 12, 1846 —
4 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam Robert Arthur Fields Rose Althea Fields Mary Neil Fields Capitola Georgia Fields Allen Dodd Fields Birth: October 28, 1849 27 22 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1922 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States

Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields + Sarah Elizabeth Short - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Permelia A Brand Allen Dodd Fields Family with spouse Martha Cohorn David M Fields Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Short Mary D Fields Nancy S Fields Permelia A Fields James Thomas Fields Sarah L Fields Robert Boone Fields Edward A Fields Frank W Fields William Jesse Fields Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Mary D Fields Nancy S Fields Permelia A Fields James Thomas Fields Sarah L Fields Robert Boone Fields Edward A Fields Frank W Fields William Jesse Fields Sarah Elizabeth Short Birth: June 20, 1837 Death: June 16, 1897
	Marriage: January 10, 1856 —
9 months step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William M Taylor Mary D Fields Birth: October 13, 1856 34 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1944
11 months step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Finley Copeland Nancy S Fields Birth: September 1, 1857 35 20 — Kentucky, United States Death:
2 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James “Polk” Mason Permelia A Fields Birth: December 19, 1859 37 22 — Kentucky, United States Death:
2 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Addie Magnolia Cash James Thomas Fields Birth: January 12, 1862 39 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1938 — Bluegrove, Clay, Texas, United States
3 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henry B Britt Sarah L Fields Birth: December 15, 1864 42 27 — Kentucky, United States Death:
3 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Christine Alexander Family with spouse Willie Ballew Robert Boone Fields Birth: August 12, 1867 45 30 — Kentucky, United States Death:
3 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Guthrie Edward A Fields Birth: February 12, 1870 47 32 — Kentucky, United States Death:
3 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lana B Wilson Frank W Fields Birth: July 2, 1873 51 36 — Kentucky, United States Death:
4 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Roper Family with spouse Susie E Mitchell Family with spouse Donnie V Ferrell William Jesse Fields Birth: February 20, 1877 54 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: