The Shemwell Family

Zachariah Lyles

Name
Zachariah Lyles
Given names
Zachariah
Surname
Lyles
MarriageKiziah Caroline “Kizzie” RayView this family
unknown

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
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
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
Birth of a son
#1
Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles
March 4, 1853
Birth of a daughter
#2
Martha Angeline Lyles
December 2, 1854
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
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
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
Marriage of a childPleasant Greenberry ShemwellMartha Angeline LylesView this family
Type: Religious marriage
January 17, 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
#1
Oscar Turner Shemwell
September 29, 1879
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Bettie Emilou Shemwell
May 20, 1881
Birth of a grandson
#3
Almon Ray Hix Shemwell
March 2, 1883
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Etta Adaline Shemwell
March 3, 1885
Marriage of a childJoseph Brooks “Boots” LylesNancy Adeline ShemwellView this family
December 15, 1886
Birth of a grandson
#5
Jack Owen Shemwell
May 30, 1887
Birth of a grandchild
#6
Lyles
April 12, 1888

Death of a grandchildLyles
April 12, 1888

Cause: In Childbirth
Birth of a grandson
#7
Pleasant Greenberry “Bee” Shemwell
November 8, 1889
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 granddaughterEtta Adaline Shemwell
March 19, 1910
Cause: Consumption
Note: Find-a-grave says, Death: Sep. 7, 1908 - this date is incorrect.
Death of a wifeKiziah Caroline “Kizzie” Ray
January 11, 1916
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/
Death of a sonJoseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles
December 29, 1919
Death of a daughterMartha Angeline Lyles
December 2, 1923
Deathunknown

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Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles
Birth: March 4, 1853 30Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1919Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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