The Shemwell Family

Belzada Barsheba DavisAge: 85 years18311916

Name
Belzada Barsheba Davis
Given names
Belzada Barsheba
Surname
Davis
Married name
Belzada Barsheba Cromwell
Married name
Belzada Barsheba Mason
Birth May 30, 1831 26 22
MarriageWilliam L MasonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 7 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
Birth of a sisterNancy J Davis
January 3, 1833 (Age 19 months)

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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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 daughter
#1
Nancy E Mason
June 23, 1852 (Age 21 years)

Death of a fatherJames Davis
March 28, 1853 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Jasper Mason
August 1854 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary J Mason
1856 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
John L Mason
September 19, 1857 (Age 26 years)
MarriageQuintus Adkerson CromwellView this family
November 7, 1859 (Age 28 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 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
#5
Sarah Elizabeth Cromwell
September 12, 1860 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a son
#6
Oliver Clayton Cromwell
February 7, 1862 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a daughter
#7
Rosa Armantha Cromwell
September 16, 1864 (Age 33 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 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
#8
Francis Auridel Cromwell
January 12, 1866 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 35 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 35 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 37 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
#9
Ada Quint Cromwell
April 5, 1870 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a daughter
#10
Amanda Ella Cromwell
September 25, 1873 (Age 42 years)

Death of a sisterNancy J Davis
April 15, 1877 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 46 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 48 years)

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

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Bertha Lee Mason
September 1881 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Euila M Mason
March 1882 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Maggie Virginia McNutt
April 20, 1883 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Rollie Adkerson McNutt
February 26, 1885 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Oliver Clayton McNutt
March 23, 1887 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#7
George Archie McNutt
December 10, 1888 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
William O Mason
July 1890 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Quintus Calvin McNutt
May 8, 1891 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Tenon McCammon McNutt
May 17, 1893 (Age 61 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Ryie
September 1894 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Leslie Hayden McNutt
November 4, 1895 (Age 64 years)

Death of a daughterRosa Armantha Cromwell
April 1896 (Age 64 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Dessie Mason
August 1897 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Tommie Hobert McNutt
December 8, 1897 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 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
#15
Estle Haskell McNutt
January 31, 1900 (Age 68 years)

Birth of a grandson
#16
Willie McNutt
July 30, 1903 (Age 72 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Vitrue Sunshine McNutt
January 16, 1906 (Age 74 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 84 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death July 9, 1916 (Age 85 years)
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2 years
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21 months
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Family with Quintus Adkerson Cromwell - View this family
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Marriage: November 7, 1859
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17 months
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3 years
daughter
16 months
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4 years
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4 years
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