The Shemwell Family

Barbara Painter1784

Name
Barbara Painter
Given names
Barbara
Surname
Painter
Married name
Barbara Freeman
Birth 1784 24 29
Birth of a brotherLeonard Painter
1785 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterCatherine Painter
1785 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterEve Mary Painter
about 1793 (Age 9 years)

Birth of a brotherGeorge Painter
1793 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Painter
1795 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 9 years)
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 19 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
MarriageJohn FreemanView this family
July 12, 1804 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
George Freeman
June 5, 1805 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Dugger Freeman
September 26, 1807 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Freeman Jr.
April 28, 1810 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#4
Michael B Freeman
January 11, 1813 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 28 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
#5
Daniel T Freeman
April 17, 1816 (Age 32 years)

Death of a motherEva Tanner
1824 (Age 40 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 48 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 of a childDugger FreemanNancy ShemwellView this family
September 3, 1834 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childMichael B FreemanMary ShemwellView this family
November 25, 1835 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 51 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 grandson
#1
John M Freeman
1837 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Freeman
1838 (Age 54 years)

Death of a fatherGeorge Painter
May 15, 1839 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Louisa Emaline Freeman
September 3, 1839 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 62 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 September 25, 1850 (Age 66 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Freeman
March 26, 1855 (Age 71 years)
Marriage of a childMichael B FreemanDicy R CaltonView this family
April 14, 1858 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 73 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 grandsonJohn M Freeman
between 1861 and 1865 (Age 77 years)

Cause: Died in Civil War
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 77 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 83 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 83 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 85 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 94 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 sisterElizabeth Painter
1882 (Age 98 years)
Death of a sonMichael B Freeman
August 6, 1886 (Age 102 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1780Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
4 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
1 year
younger sister
9 years
younger sister
1 year
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Painter
Birth: 1795 35 40Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1882Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Family with John Freeman - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 12, 1804Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
son
son
2 years
son
Dugger Freeman
Birth: September 26, 1807 27 23Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 12, 1897Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
3 years
son
Michael B Freeman
Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1886Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son

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