The Shemwell Family

Rev. Aaron YarboroughAge: 84 years18131897

Name
Rev. Aaron Yarborough
Name prefix
Rev.
Given names
Aaron
Surname
Yarborough
Birth October 5, 1813 29 25

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 (Age 18 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
MarriageElizabeth “Betsey” WomackView this family
February 4, 1834 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Pleasant Addison Yarborough
October 31, 1834 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 21 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Ann Yarborough
November 11, 1836 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Jerusha Yarborough
September 16, 1838 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Susan Jane Yarborough
November 6, 1840 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Sarah Samantha Yarborough
October 18, 1842 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a son
#6
Thomas Alexander Yarborough
November 18, 1844 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a daughter
#7
Frances Yarborough
September 8, 1846 (Age 32 years)

Death of a daughterFrances Yarborough
December 6, 1846 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Meredith Newbern Yarborough
October 20, 1847 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 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 son
#9
John Wilson Yarborough
August 25, 1849 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a son
#10
Alphaus Aaron Yarborough
August 10, 1851 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a daughter
#11
Lucy Elizabeth Yarborough
November 25, 1853 (Age 40 years)

Birth of a son
#12
Walter Winfield Yarborough
January 17, 1856 (Age 42 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a sonPleasant Addison Yarborough
June 25, 1862 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a son
#13
David Edwin Yarborough
November 21, 1862 (Age 49 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 47 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 53 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 53 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 55 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 64 years)

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 brotherCharles Yarborough
July 17, 1879 (Age 65 years)
Death December 30, 1897 (Age 84 years)

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elder brother
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
13 months
elder brother
5 years
elder brother
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Family with Elizabeth “Betsey” Womack - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 4, 1834
9 months
son
Pleasant Addison Yarborough
Birth: October 31, 1834 21 19
Death: June 25, 1862Richmond, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
22 months
daughter
2 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
2 years
son
22 months
daughter
Frances Yarborough
Birth: September 8, 1846 32 30
Death: December 6, 1846Davidson, North Carolina, United States
13 months
son
22 months
son
23 months
son
2 years
daughter
2 years
son
7 years
son

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