The Shemwell Family

Polly Sawyer1855

Name
Polly Sawyer
Given names
Polly
Surname
Sawyer
Married name
Polly Cromwell
MarriageOliver Clayton CromwellView this family
unknown

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815

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
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
Birth of a son
#1
Romulus Clayton Cromwell
1843

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
Death of a daughterArminta Cromwell
September 25, 1855

Death October 25, 1855

Family with Oliver Clayton Cromwell - View this family
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herself
Marriage:
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Oliver Clayton Cromwell + Susan Burnett - View this family
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husband’s wife
Marriage:
Oliver Clayton Cromwell + Mary Polly Crosby - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: September 18, 1885
Oliver Clayton Cromwell + Sarah Mallory Davis - View this family
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husband’s wife
Marriage: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-daughter
20 months
step-daughter
2 years
step-son