Elizabeth FloydAge: 61 years1817–1878
- Name
- Elizabeth Floyd
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Floyd
- Married name
- Elizabeth Shemwell
 Birth | April 12, 1817 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 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 |
 Marriage | James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell — View this family August 13, 1835 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 18 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#1 | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell February 9, 1839 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell February 23, 1840 (Age 22 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell March 31, 1842 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell April 13, 1844 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell August 9, 1846 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell September 2, 1848 (Age 31 years) Note: or September 12, 1848 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 28 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 |
| Census | August 23, 1850 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell December 4, 1851 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell May 17, 1853 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell March 13, 1856 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell 1857 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Thomas Shemwell — Armina M “Mina” Shemwell — View this family February 19, 1857 (Age 39 years) Note: ST Shemwell - Armenia Shemwell Marriage |
| Birth of a son #10 | Thomas W Shemwell October 20, 1858 (Age 41 years) Note: 19 OCT 1858 ? |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 39 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Ayres Hudspeth — Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 27, 1860 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Permelia A Shemwell about 1862 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Shemwell Hudspeth January 30, 1862 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | George U Hudspeth September 23, 1864 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell October 26, 1865 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wesley Hester — Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell — View this family November 29, 1865 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Bruce “Ruse” Hester April 27, 1867 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 49 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 49 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Edgar D “Eddie” Hudspeth June 17, 1868 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Katie Lofene Shemwell February 27, 1869 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 51 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Lush Hester September 1870 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Boadecia T Hudspeth April 25, 1871 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Arthur Clinton Hester July 25, 1871 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James William Hester — Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell — View this family August 6, 1871 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell June 2, 1872 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Eber Everett Hester August 26, 1872 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Charles Emmet Shemwell June 5, 1874 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Maon Hester July 18, 1874 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Flora Hester January 17, 1875 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Flora Hester February 4, 1875 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell — Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman — View this family December 1, 1875 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Walter Denson Shemwell March 3, 1876 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Poppie Eleanor Hester March 25, 1876 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell — Mary Harriet Sherrod — View this family November 23, 1876 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Ethert Bron Hester January 6, 1877 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Mattie E Shemwell October 11, 1877 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Alpha Shemwell March 4, 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Lt. Abot Hester July 28, 1878 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | August 21, 1878 (Age 61 years) Cause of death: Rheumatic fever |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Sharon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Floyd Death: |
| mother |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Elizabeth Floyd Birth: April 12, 1817 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell |
| husband |
James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1810 35 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Floyd Birth: April 12, 1817 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 13, 1835 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Armina M “Mina” Shemwell Birth: February 9, 1839 28 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1928 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell Birth: February 23, 1840 29 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1893 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Almira Caroline “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1842 31 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1920 — Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Francis “Fanny” Shemwell Birth: April 13, 1844 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1929 — Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Augustine America “Gussie” Shemwell Birth: August 9, 1846 35 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1921 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1848 37 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1914 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Martha A “Mattie” Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1851 41 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 27, 1896 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months son |
Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1853 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1942 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years son |
Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1856 45 38 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1905 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas W Shemwell Birth: October 20, 1858 48 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 19, 1916 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell - Household
Todd, Ky
Best guess -B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis Shemwell - Household
Page 264A Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis Shemwell - Household
Todd, Ky.
Notes: The names are wrong and hard to read, dates are off by +/- 2 yrs. It has an LP Shemwell that I believe to be Fate, there was a Louis P b. 1850 in the database I deleted. -B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Marquis Shemwell - Household
Sharon Dist. Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, USA
Notes: 2 doors down from William H. |