The Shemwell Family

Polly Fields1807

Name
Polly Fields
Given names
Polly
Surname
Fields
Birth May 3, 1807 39 37

Birth of a sisterMartha Fields
September 3, 1809 (Age 2 years)

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 24 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 28 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
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Dodd
May 29, 1836 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherNelson Fields
February 11, 1839 (Age 31 years)
Death of a brotherAllen Dodd Fields
August 26, 1847 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 38 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 brotherAbsolom Fields
about 1848 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Fields
about 1858 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth “Betsy” Fields
October 25, 1859 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 49 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 53 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 59 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 59 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a brotherNelson Fields
about 1868 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 61 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
Death of a brotherAmbrose Fields
March 17, 1872 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 70 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 90 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 108 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: December 9, 1790Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
10 months
elder sister
Elizabeth “Betsy” Fields
Birth: October 8, 1791 23 22Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 25, 1859Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder brother
Ambrose Fields
Birth: October 8, 1792 24 23Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 17, 1872Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
18 months
elder brother
William Fields
Birth: April 1, 1794 26 24Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1858Weakley, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
19 months
elder brother
Nelson Fields
Birth: July 3, 1798 30 28Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1868Fulton, Kentucky, United States
5 years
elder sister
elder brother
Absolom Fields
Birth: June 29, 1803 35 33Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1848Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder sister
2 years
herself
2 years
younger sister

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