The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1763 18
Birth of a sister	Mary Baker de Graffenried September 3, 1764 (Age 20 months) Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Birth of a sister	Nancy de Graffenried 1769 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brother	John de Graffenried about 1770 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sister	Sarah de Graffenried about 1772 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brother	Francis de Graffenried about 1774 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 12 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 13 years)
Historical Event	The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 12 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
Marriage	Martha Thaxon — View this family December 31, 1790 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 30 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 40 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 49 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 56 years)
Death of a sister	Mary Baker de Graffenried January 7, 1823 (Age 60 years) Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 69 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	1834 (Age 71 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 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:
	Marriage: —
himself	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 younger 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 younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Nancy de Graffenried Birth: 1769 24 Death:
2 years younger brother	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:

Family with Martha Thaxon - View this family

himself	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
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Vincent de Graffenried Martha Thaxon Birth: 1769 Death: 1851
	Marriage: December 31, 1790 —

Family with parents
father Parents Anthony Tscharner de Graffenried Mary Baker	Baker de Graffenried 1744–
mother Parents Vincent Vass Ann Rust	Sarah Vass –
himself Family Martha Thaxon	Vincent de Graffenried 1763–1834
younger sister Family 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 1764–1823
younger sister Family (none)	Nancy de Graffenried 1769–
younger brother Family (none)	John de Graffenried 1770–1850
younger sister Family (none)	Sarah de Graffenried 1772–
younger brother Family Tabitha King	Francis de Graffenried 1774–1819
younger brother Family (none)	William de Graffenried 1776–
Family with Martha Thaxon
himself Parents Baker de Graffenried Sarah Vass	Vincent de Graffenried 1763–1834
wife Parents (unknown)	Martha Thaxon 1769–1851