The Shemwell Family

John de GraffenriedAge: 80 years1770–1850

Name: John de Graffenried

Given names: John

Surname: de Graffenried

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Birth	about 1770 25
Birth of a sister	Sarah de Graffenried about 1772 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brother	Francis de Graffenried about 1774 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 5 years) Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Birth of a brother	William de Graffenried 1776 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event	The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 5 years) Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 23 years) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event	The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 33 years) Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 42 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
Death of a brother	Francis de Graffenried 1819 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sister	Mary Baker de Graffenried January 7, 1823 (Age 53 years) Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 62 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
Death of a brother	Vincent de Graffenried 1834 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 65 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
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 76 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
Death	about 1850 (Age 80 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Vass Vincent de Graffenried Mary Baker de Graffenried Nancy de Graffenried John de Graffenried Sarah de Graffenried Francis de Graffenried William de Graffenried Baker de Graffenried Birth: August 6, 1744 Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Baker de Graffenried Vincent de Graffenried Mary Baker de Graffenried Nancy de Graffenried John de Graffenried Sarah de Graffenried Francis de Graffenried William de Graffenried Sarah Vass Death:
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elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Thaxon Vincent de Graffenried Birth: 1763 18 Death: 1834
20 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gideon Johnson Sarah Johnson M B Johnson Nancy Johnson Ursula Allen Johnson P B Johnson Jincy Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Eleanor Johnson Tabitha Johnson William Weakley Johnson Mary Baker de Graffenried Birth: September 3, 1764 20 — Lunenburg, Virginia, United States Death: January 7, 1823 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States
5 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Nancy de Graffenried Birth: 1769 24 Death:
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John de Graffenried Birth: about 1770 25 Death: about 1850
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah de Graffenried Birth: about 1772 27 Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Tabitha King Francis de Graffenried Birth: about 1774 29 Death: 1819
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William de Graffenried Birth: 1776 31 Death: