The Shemwell Family

Oliver Clayton CromwellAge: 82 years18051887

Name
Oliver Clayton Cromwell
Given names
Oliver Clayton
Surname
Cromwell
Birth 1805
MarriageSusan BurnettView this family
unknown

MarriageSarah Mallory DavisView this family

MarriagePolly SawyerView this family
unknown

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 7 years)

Note: 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 daughter
#1
Almetta E Cromwell
1828 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lurana Ariel Cromwell
August 23, 1829 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Quintus Adkerson Cromwell
1831 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 27 years)
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 (Age 30 years)
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 son
#4
Romulus Clayton Cromwell
1843 (Age 38 years)

Marriage of a childJames Hollis HarrisLurana Ariel CromwellView this family
November 7, 1847 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Lee JonesAlmetta E CromwellView this family
April 29, 1848 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 41 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
James E Jones
1848 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Virginia Jones
1850 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3
Joseph Jones
January 21, 1852 (Age 47 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Quintus Ann Jones
1853 (Age 48 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Sarah Eveline Jones
1854 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6
Andrew C Harris
August 22, 1854 (Age 49 years)

Death of a daughterArminta Cromwell
September 25, 1855 (Age 50 years)

Death of a wifePolly Sawyer
October 25, 1855 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Mary S Jones
1858 (Age 53 years)

Marriage of a childQuintus Adkerson CromwellBelzada Barsheba DavisView this family
November 7, 1859 (Age 54 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 52 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Sarah Elizabeth Cromwell
September 12, 1860 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#9
Jefferson Davis Jones
June 23, 1861 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a grandson
#10
Oliver Clayton Cromwell
February 7, 1862 (Age 57 years)

Death of a sonRomulus Clayton Cromwell
1862 (Age 57 years)

Cause: died from smallpox
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Rosa Armantha Cromwell
September 16, 1864 (Age 59 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 56 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 grandson
#12
Robert L Jones
1865 (Age 60 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Alice Jones
1866 (Age 61 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Francis Auridel Cromwell
January 12, 1866 (Age 61 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 62 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 62 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a grandson
#15
David L Jones
1869 (Age 64 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 64 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Ada Quint Cromwell
April 5, 1870 (Age 65 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Amanda Ella Cromwell
September 25, 1873 (Age 68 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 73 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a grandsonRobert L Jones
before 1885 (Age 80 years)

Note: Died in his teens.
MarriageMary Polly CrosbyView this family
September 18, 1885 (Age 80 years)

Death July 1887 (Age 82 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
sister
Private
himself
Family with Susan Burnett - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
Family with Mary Polly Crosby - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 18, 1885
Family with Sarah Mallory Davis - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
daughter
20 months
daughter
2 years
son
Family with Polly Sawyer - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter
daughter
son
Lewis Cosby + Mary Polly Crosby - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: