The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Marriage	Adolphus Frederick Rumpff — View this family unknown
Birth of a son #1	John Hardick Rumpff Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, United States
Historical Event	The Louisiana Purchase 1803 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 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 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
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 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
Death of a father	John Hardick April 17, 1843 Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States
Death of a mother	Mary “Polly” Hopper June 19, 1848
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 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
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 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 Alaska, USA 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 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 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 grandson #1	John Frederick Rumpff June 3, 1878 Candor, Tioga, New York, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a husband	Adolphus Frederick Rumpff April 25, 1885 Candor, Tioga, New York, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 Cuba 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
Death	unknown

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary “Polly” Hopper Angelica Hardick John Hardick Birth: 1752 — Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States Death: April 17, 1843 — Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Hardick Angelica Hardick Mary “Polly” Hopper Birth: 1769 Death: June 19, 1848
	Marriage: March 25, 1790 —
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Adolphus Frederick Rumpff John Hardick Rumpff Angelica Hardick Death:

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Angelica Hardick John Hardick Rumpff Adolphus Frederick Rumpff Birth: February 24, 1806 — Onelgonne, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, Germany Death: April 25, 1885 — Candor, Tioga, New York, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Adolphus Frederick Rumpff John Hardick Rumpff Angelica Hardick Death:
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son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Nellis John Frederick Rumpff John Hardick Rumpff Birth: Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, United States Death: March 4, 1925 — Angelica, Allegany, New York, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	John Hardick 1752–1843
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary “Polly” Hopper 1769–1848
herself Family Adolphus Frederick Rumpff John Hardick Rumpff	Angelica Hardick –
Family with Adolphus Frederick Rumpff
husband Parents Leopold August Rumpff Henriette Frederica Wilhemina Charl. Von Rossing	Adolphus Frederick Rumpff 1806–1885
herself Parents John Hardick Mary “Polly” Hopper	Angelica Hardick –
son Family Lena Nellis John Frederick Rumpff	John Hardick Rumpff –1925