The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 10, 1826 29 23
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 years) 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
Birth of a sister	Mary Elizabeth Cooley about 1835 (Age 8 years) Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 years) 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
Birth of a sister	Isabella Cooley about 1839 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brother	Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley about 1843 (Age 16 years) Tennessee, United States
Birth of a sister	Eulalia Cooley about 1845 (Age 18 years) Tennessee, United States
Marriage	David Gee Campbell — View this family March 4, 1846 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 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
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 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 34 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 40 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 40 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 42 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
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 51 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 14, 1891 (Age 65 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 Nancy Hubbard Sarah A Cooley Jerome Cooley America Victoria Cooley Mary Elizabeth Cooley Isabella Cooley Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley Eulalia Cooley George Cooley Birth: about 1797 — Kentucky, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Cooley Sarah A Cooley Jerome Cooley America Victoria Cooley Mary Elizabeth Cooley Isabella Cooley Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley Eulalia Cooley Nancy Hubbard Birth: August 13, 1802 26 21 — Tennessee, United States Death:
	Marriage: April 1, 1819 —
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Luther “Buck” Gilliam Georgia Ann Gilliam Florence Gilliam William Luther Gilliam Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam America Capitola Gilliam Thomas Gray Gilliam Emerson Gilliam Emma B Gilliam Althea G Gilliam Sarah A Cooley Birth: about 1822 25 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1905 — Thayer, Oregon, Missouri, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Idotha Smith Jerome Cooley Birth: about 1824 27 21 Death:
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse David Gee Campbell America Victoria Cooley Birth: May 10, 1826 29 23 Death: December 14, 1891
10 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Anderson Mary Elizabeth Cooley Birth: about 1835 38 32 — Tennessee, United States Death:
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henry Verdell Isabella Cooley Birth: about 1839 42 36 Death:
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mollie Parks Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley Birth: about 1843 46 40 — Tennessee, United States Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Eulalia Cooley Birth: about 1845 48 42 — Tennessee, United States Death:

Family with David Gee Campbell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse America Victoria Cooley David Gee Campbell Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse David Gee Campbell America Victoria Cooley Birth: May 10, 1826 29 23 Death: December 14, 1891
	Marriage: March 4, 1846 —

Family with parents
father Parents William M P Cooley … …	George Cooley 1797–
mother Parents William Hubbard Sarah Johnson	Nancy Hubbard 1802–
elder sister Family William Luther “Buck” Gilliam Georgia Ann Gilliam Florence Gilliam William Luther Gilliam Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam America Capitola Gilliam Thomas Gray Gilliam Emerson Gilliam Emma B Gilliam Althea G Gilliam	Sarah A Cooley 1822–1905
elder brother Family Idotha Smith	Jerome Cooley 1824–
herself Family David Gee Campbell	America Victoria Cooley 1826–1891
younger sister Family George Anderson	Mary Elizabeth Cooley 1835–
younger sister Family Henry Verdell	Isabella Cooley 1839–
younger brother Family Mollie Parks	Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley 1843–
younger sister Family (none)	Eulalia Cooley 1845–
Family with David Gee Campbell
husband Parents (unknown)	David Gee Campbell –
herself Parents George Cooley Nancy Hubbard	America Victoria Cooley 1826–1891