The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	June 27, 1786 27 Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Richard Jones — View this family unknown
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 6 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 16 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 25 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
Birth of a son #1	Freeman Jones about 1816 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son #2	William Johnson Jones June 19, 1819 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter #3	Margaret Jones about 1825 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter #4	Elizabeth Jones about 1828 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter #5	Rachel Jones about 1830 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a child	Nathan Gilbert — Christina Jones — View this family November 6, 1831 (Age 45 years) Pickens, Alabama, United States
Birth of a daughter #6	Lucinda Jones about 1832 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 45 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
Birth of a grandson #1	Stephen Gilbert June 22, 1834 (Age 47 years) Mississippi, United States
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 49 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
Birth of a granddaughter #2	Rachel Jones Gilbert June 6, 1836 (Age 49 years) Mississippi, United States
Birth of a granddaughter #3	Hannah Gilbert September 13, 1838 (Age 52 years) Pickens, Alabama, United States
Birth of a grandson #4	William Johnson Gilbert August 8, 1841 (Age 55 years) Pickens, Alabama, United States
Birth of a grandson #5	Abel Pennington Gilbert May 24, 1844 (Age 57 years) Pickens, Alabama, United States
Death of a father	William Johnson July 15, 1845 (Age 59 years) Newton, Mississippi, United States
Birth of a granddaughter #6	Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert June 25, 1848 (Age 61 years) Pickens, Alabama, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 59 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
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 70 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 74 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
Death	1866 (Age 79 years) Newton, Mississippi, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rachel Johnson William Johnson Birth: 1759 Death: July 15, 1845 — Newton, Mississippi, United States
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herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard Jones Christina Jones Freeman Jones William Johnson Jones Margaret Jones Elizabeth Jones Rachel Jones Lucinda Jones Rachel Johnson Birth: June 27, 1786 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1866 — Newton, Mississippi, United States

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rachel Johnson Christina Jones Freeman Jones William Johnson Jones Margaret Jones Elizabeth Jones Rachel Jones Lucinda Jones Richard Jones Birth: 1787 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: 1867 — Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard Jones Christina Jones Freeman Jones William Johnson Jones Margaret Jones Elizabeth Jones Rachel Jones Lucinda Jones Rachel Johnson Birth: June 27, 1786 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1866 — Newton, Mississippi, United States
	Marriage: —
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nathan Gilbert Elizabeth Jane Gilbert Mary Charlotte Gilbert Richard Gilbert Gilbert Freeman Jones Gilbert John Hale Gilbert Stephen Gilbert Rachel Jones Gilbert Hannah Gilbert William Johnson Gilbert Abel Pennington Gilbert Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert Christina Jones Death:
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Ferguson Freeman Jones Birth: about 1816 29 29 Death:
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Diana Adams Johnson William Johnson Jones Birth: June 19, 1819 32 32 Death: June 16, 1905
7 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Margaret Jones Birth: about 1825 38 38 Death:
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elizabeth Jones Birth: about 1828 41 41 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Rachel Jones Birth: about 1830 43 43 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lucinda Jones Birth: about 1832 45 45 Death:

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	William Johnson 1759–1845
herself Family Richard Jones Christina Jones Freeman Jones William Johnson Jones Margaret Jones Elizabeth Jones Rachel Jones Lucinda Jones	Rachel Johnson 1786–1866
Family with Richard Jones
husband Parents (unknown)	Richard Jones 1787–1867
herself Parents William Johnson	Rachel Johnson 1786–1866
daughter Family Nathan Gilbert Elizabeth Jane Gilbert Mary Charlotte Gilbert Richard Gilbert Gilbert Freeman Jones Gilbert John Hale Gilbert Stephen Gilbert Rachel Jones Gilbert Hannah Gilbert William Johnson Gilbert Abel Pennington Gilbert Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert	Christina Jones –
son Family Elizabeth Ferguson	Freeman Jones 1816–
son Family Diana Adams Johnson	William Johnson Jones 1819–1905
daughter Family (none)	Margaret Jones 1825–
daughter Family (none)	Elizabeth Jones 1828–
daughter Family (none)	Rachel Jones 1830–
daughter Family (none)	Lucinda Jones 1832–