Elizabeth PainterAge: 87 years1795–1882
- Name
- Elizabeth Painter
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Painter
- Married name
- Elizabeth Shemwell
 Birth | 1795 35 40 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: 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 8 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 17 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 |
 Death of a mother | Eva Tanner 1824 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 37 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 | William Shemwell — View this family January 5, 1836 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 40 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 son #1 | Elisha M Shemwell 1837 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | George Painter May 15, 1839 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Emaline Shemwell January 1841 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 51 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 55 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Shemwell 1857 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 62 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 23, 1860 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a son | Elisha M Shemwell June 23, 1863 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 66 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 |
| Marriage of a child | William Benjamin Franklin Atkin — Nancy Emaline Shemwell — View this family February 1, 1866 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Laura Wendeline Atkin December 5, 1866 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 72 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 72 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Anderson M Atkins March 1868 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 74 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 75 years) Note: Listed under Benjamin Atkins, Logan's Store Township |
| Census | August 25, 1870 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Albert Allen Atkin June 30, 1871 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Arney Lee Atkins August 2, 1875 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 83 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | 1882 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brittain Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Painter Birth: August 5, 1759 — Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 15, 1839 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Eva Tanner Birth: between 1755 and 1765 — Frederick, Maryland, United States Death: 1824 |
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Marriage: 1780 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Michael Painter Birth: 1781 21 26 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Barbara Painter Birth: 1784 24 29 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
Leonard Painter Birth: 1785 25 30 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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1 year elder sister |
Catherine Painter Birth: 1785 25 30 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: |
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9 years elder sister |
Eve Mary Painter Birth: about 1793 33 38 Death: |
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1 year elder brother |
George Painter Birth: 1793 33 38 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years herself |
Elizabeth Painter Birth: 1795 35 40 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: 1882 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with William Shemwell |
| husband |
William Shemwell Birth: 1791 35 22 Death: 1857 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Painter Birth: 1795 35 40 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: 1882 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1836 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Nancy Emaline Shemwell Birth: January 1841 50 46 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 31, 1908 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
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-3 years son |
Elisha M Shemwell Birth: 1837 46 42 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1863 — Greenville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
Elizabeth Painter has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
Cain Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Painter - Household
Cain Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | Listed under Benjamin Atkins, Logan's Store Township | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Franklin Atkins - Household
Logans Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Franklin Atkin - Household
Logans Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
Arney is Disabled |