The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1777 42 39
Marriage	Mary McFeeters — View this family unknown
Birth of a brother	Noah Reed October 16, 1781 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event	The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Birth of a daughter #1	Mary “Polly” Reed May 4, 1798 (Age 21 years) North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 16 years) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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 26 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
Death of a father	John Reed 1809 (Age 32 years) Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	Moses Reed 1810 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 35 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 brother	Noah Reed December 28, 1824 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a child	John Cronch — Mary “Polly” Reed — View this family November 7, 1825 (Age 48 years) Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a grandson #1	Charley R Cronch November 6, 1826 (Age 49 years) Kentucky, United States
Death of a mother	Mary Drake December 4, 1830 (Age 53 years) Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a grandson #2	John Dan Cronch November 6, 1831 (Age 54 years) Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 55 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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 (Age 58 years) Texas, USA 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 granddaughter #3	Eve Ann Cronch July 28, 1839 (Age 62 years) Kentucky, United States
Death	November 15, 1839 (Age 62 years)

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Drake Moses Reed Sarah Reed David Reed John Reed Noah Reed John Reed Birth: 1735 Death: 1809 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Reed Moses Reed Sarah Reed David Reed John Reed Noah Reed Mary Drake Birth: November 17, 1737 Death: December 4, 1830 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: —
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Moses Reed Birth: 1761 26 23 Death: 1810
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Sarah Reed Birth: 1762 27 24 Death:
9 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Catherine … John Reed Sallie “Sary” Reed Cathy Reed Elizabeth Reed Mary “Polly” Reed Mattie “Mollie” Reed David Reed Birth: December 20, 1770 35 33 Death: April 17, 1843
7 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary McFeeters Mary “Polly” Reed John Reed Birth: 1777 42 39 Death: November 15, 1839
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Tomson Noah Reed Noah Reed Birth: October 16, 1781 46 43 Death: December 28, 1824

Family with Mary McFeeters - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary McFeeters Mary “Polly” Reed John Reed Birth: 1777 42 39 Death: November 15, 1839
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Reed Mary “Polly” Reed Mary McFeeters Birth: 1761 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 19, 1843 — Georgeville, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: —
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Cronch Charley R Cronch John Dan Cronch Eve Ann Cronch Mary “Polly” Reed Birth: May 4, 1798 21 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 16, 1874 — Graves, Kentucky, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	John Reed 1735–1809
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Drake 1737–1830
elder brother Family (none)	Moses Reed 1761–1810
elder sister Family (none)	Sarah Reed 1762–
elder brother Family Catherine … John Reed Sallie “Sary” Reed Cathy Reed Elizabeth Reed Mary “Polly” Reed Mattie “Mollie” Reed	David Reed 1770–1843
himself Family Mary McFeeters Mary “Polly” Reed	John Reed 1777–1839
younger brother Family Ann Tomson Noah Reed	Noah Reed 1781–1824
Family with Mary McFeeters
himself Parents John Reed Mary Drake	John Reed 1777–1839
wife Parents (unknown)	Mary McFeeters 1761–1843
daughter Family John Cronch Charley R Cronch John Dan Cronch Eve Ann Cronch	Mary “Polly” Reed 1798–1874