The Shemwell Family

Quintus Adkerson CromwellAge: 99 years18311930

Name
Quintus Adkerson Cromwell
Given names
Quintus Adkerson
Surname
Cromwell
Birth 1831 26 27
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 12 months)
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 4 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 half-brotherRomulus Clayton Cromwell
1843 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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
Death of a half-sisterArminta Cromwell
September 25, 1855 (Age 24 years)

MarriageBelzada Barsheba DavisView this family
November 7, 1859 (Age 28 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 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 daughter
#1
Sarah Elizabeth Cromwell
September 12, 1860 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Oliver Clayton Cromwell
February 7, 1862 (Age 31 years)

Death of a half-brotherRomulus Clayton Cromwell
1862 (Age 31 years)

Cause: died from smallpox
Birth of a daughter
#3
Rosa Armantha Cromwell
September 16, 1864 (Age 33 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 daughter
#4
Francis Auridel Cromwell
January 12, 1866 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 36 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 36 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 38 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 daughter
#5
Ada Quint Cromwell
April 5, 1870 (Age 39 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Amanda Ella Cromwell
September 25, 1873 (Age 42 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childThomas McCammon McNuttSarah Elizabeth CromwellView this family
1880 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Totsie Latin McNutt
July 20, 1881 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Maggie Virginia McNutt
April 20, 1883 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Rollie Adkerson McNutt
February 26, 1885 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a parentOliver Clayton CromwellMary Polly CrosbyView this family
September 18, 1885 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#4
Oliver Clayton McNutt
March 23, 1887 (Age 56 years)

Death of a fatherOliver Clayton Cromwell
July 1887 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
George Archie McNutt
December 10, 1888 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Quintus Calvin McNutt
May 8, 1891 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterLurana Ariel Cromwell
June 30, 1892 (Age 61 years)

Note: August 1, 1893 - date of death per Mrs. Fred M. Gingles.
Birth of a grandson
#7
Tenon McCammon McNutt
May 17, 1893 (Age 62 years)

Birth of a grandson
#8
Leslie Hayden McNutt
November 4, 1895 (Age 64 years)

Death of a daughterRosa Armantha Cromwell
April 1896 (Age 65 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Tommie Hobert McNutt
December 8, 1897 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 years)
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
Birth of a grandson
#10
Estle Haskell McNutt
January 31, 1900 (Age 69 years)

Birth of a grandson
#11
Willie McNutt
July 30, 1903 (Age 72 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Vitrue Sunshine McNutt
January 16, 1906 (Age 75 years)

Death of a wifeBelzada Barsheba Davis
July 9, 1916 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 85 years)

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 (Age 86 years)

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 (Age 87 years)

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/
Death of a sisterAlmetta E Cromwell
January 3, 1920 (Age 89 years)
Death of a sonOliver Clayton Cromwell
1922 (Age 91 years)
Death of a granddaughterMaggie Virginia McNutt
January 1, 1929 (Age 98 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 98 years)

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 1930 (Age 99 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
elder sister
20 months
elder sister
2 years
himself
Father’s family with Susan Burnett - View this family
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step-mother
Marriage:
Father’s family with Mary Polly Crosby - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: September 18, 1885
Father’s family with Polly Sawyer - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage:
half-sister
half-sister
half-brother
Family with Belzada Barsheba Davis - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 7, 1859
daughter
daughter
17 months
son
3 years
daughter
16 months
daughter
4 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
William L Mason + Belzada Barsheba Davis - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage:
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
2 years
step-daughter
21 months
step-son