The Shemwell Family

Christina Jones

Name
Christina Jones
Given names
Christina
Surname
Jones
Married name
Christina Gilbert
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
Birth of a brotherFreeman Jones
about 1816

Birth of a brotherWilliam Johnson Jones
June 19, 1819

Birth of a sisterMargaret Jones
about 1825

Birth of a sisterElizabeth Jones
about 1828

Birth of a sisterRachel Jones
about 1830

MarriageNathan GilbertView this family
November 6, 1831
Birth of a sisterLucinda Jones
about 1832

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832
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 son
#1
Stephen Gilbert
June 22, 1834
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836
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
Rachel Jones Gilbert
June 6, 1836
Birth of a daughter
#3
Hannah Gilbert
September 13, 1838
Birth of a son
#4
William Johnson Gilbert
August 8, 1841
Birth of a son
#5
Abel Pennington Gilbert
May 24, 1844
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Johnson
July 15, 1845
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert
June 25, 1848
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Marriage of a childThomas Smith NorvellRachel Jones GilbertView this family
April 15, 1860
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
Marriage of a childWilliam Johnson GilbertSarah Jane TraftonView this family
September 5, 1865
Death of a motherRachel Johnson
1866
Marriage of a childRobert Allen TraftonLenora Anne Scott GilbertView this family
October 9, 1867
Death of a fatherRichard Jones
1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary J Trafton
1869

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 granddaughter
#2
Martha Ann Trafton
January 18, 1870

Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Lee Trafton
January 6, 1871

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Nancy Christine Gilbert
March 11, 1871

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Laura C Trafton
December 25, 1872

Birth of a grandson
#6
William E Trafton
November 1878

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
Birth of a grandson
#7
Malachi C Trafton
January 1, 1879

Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Ella Lane Trafton
1880

Death of a daughterLenora Anne Scott Gilbert
1880
Death of a daughterRachel Jones Gilbert
after 1880
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Norma Jane Gilbert
July 30, 1891
Death of a husbandNathan Gilbert
November 4, 1891
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 of a sonStephen Gilbert
1903

Death of a brotherWilliam Johnson Jones
June 16, 1905

Death of a sonAbel Pennington Gilbert
June 18, 1909
Death of a sonWilliam Johnson Gilbert
April 17, 1911
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
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Marriage: November 6, 1831Pickens, Alabama, United States
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Rachel Jones Gilbert
Birth: June 6, 1836 25Mississippi, United States
Death: after 1880Texas, United States
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3 years
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Abel Pennington Gilbert
Birth: May 24, 1844 33Pickens, Alabama, United States
Death: June 18, 1909San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
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