The Shemwell Family

Birth of a sister

Mary Shemwell
about 1790 (Age 14 months)

Census

August 2, 1790 (Age 21 months)

Birth of a sister

Elizabeth Shemwell
about 1791 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a brother

Dr. Joseph Shemwell Jr.
1796 (Age 7 years)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic

between 1793 and 1798 (Age 4 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 14 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 23 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 father

Joseph Shemwell
December 12, 1823 (Age 35 years)

Marriage

Caroline Briscoe — View this family
June 15, 1829 (Age 40 years)

Death of a mother

Ann “Nancy” Billingsley
September 1830 (Age 41 years)

Missing Census

1830 US Federal Census Missing

1830 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1

Jane Eleanor Shemwell
July 22, 1831 (Age 42 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

Cholera Epidemic

1832 (Age 43 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

Historical Event

The Texas Revolution

between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 46 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

Death of a sister

Mary Shemwell
December 20, 1840 (Age 52 years)

Historical Event

Mexican-American War

from 1846 to 1848 (Age 57 years)

Texas, USA

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

October 15, 1850 (Age 62 years)

Shared note: 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell - Household

Marriage of a child

Rev. James Bunting — Jane Eleanor Shemwell — View this family
April 8, 1851 (Age 62 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1

Mary Alice Llewellyn Bunting
February 12, 1854 (Age 65 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2

Ellen Rose S Bunting
March 3, 1856 (Age 67 years)

Death of a brother

Dr. Joseph Shemwell Jr.
June 15, 1858 (Age 69 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3

Caroline Elizabeth Bunting
June 20, 1858 (Age 69 years)

Historical Event

Influenza Epidemic

between 1857 and 1859 (Age 68 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884

Census

August 10, 1860 (Age 71 years)

Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell - Household

Birth of a grandson
#4

James Shemwell Bunting
September 5, 1860 (Age 71 years)

Occupation

Farmer

1860 (Age 71 years)

Death of a brother

William Shemwell
January 10, 1862 (Age 73 years)

Death of a wife

Caroline Briscoe
June 28, 1862 (Age 73 years)

Birth of a grandson
#5

John Briscoe Bunting
November 15, 1862 (Age 74 years)

Note: Family home: Oak Grove, near Budd's Creek

Birth of a granddaughter
#6

Mary Barnes Bunting
1864 (Age 75 years)

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 72 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

Death of a grandson

James Shemwell Bunting
June 9, 1866 (Age 77 years)

Cause: cerebral congestion

Death of a sister

Elizabeth Shemwell
July 11, 1867 (Age 78 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 78 years)

Alaska, USA

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 78 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 80 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

Death

April 5, 1869 (Age 80 years)