Jane Eleanor ShemwellAge: 69 years1831–1901
- Name
- Jane Eleanor Shemwell
- Given names
- Jane Eleanor
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Jane Eleanor Bunting
 Birth | July 22, 1831 42 43 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 months)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 4 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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 | October 15, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Rev. James Bunting — View this family April 8, 1851 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Alice Llewellyn Bunting February 12, 1854 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ellen Rose S Bunting March 3, 1856 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Caroline Elizabeth Bunting June 20, 1858 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 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 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Shemwell Bunting September 5, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Caroline Briscoe June 28, 1862 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Briscoe Bunting November 15, 1862 (Age 31 years) Note: Family home: Oak Grove, near Budd's Creek |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Barnes Bunting 1864 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 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 son | James Shemwell Bunting June 9, 1866 (Age 34 years) Cause: cerebral congestion |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 35 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 35 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a father | James Shemwell April 5, 1869 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | James G Bunting October 31, 1869 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 37 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 | November 4, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Jane Eleanor Bunting May 21, 1871 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Walter Carpenter — Mary Alice Llewellyn Bunting — View this family October 21, 1873 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Olive Gertrude Bunting October 3, 1874 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Lola May Carpenter May 12, 1875 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Walter Raymond Carpenter October 31, 1878 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Bertha Carpenter March 14, 1879 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Bertha Carpenter October 8, 1879 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a husband | Rev. James Bunting June 24, 1880 (Age 48 years) Address: Residence "Oak Grove" Cause: Dysentery |
| Burial of a husband | Rev. James Bunting June 25, 1880 (Age 48 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Arthur Dudley Carpenter August 7, 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Laura Maryland Carpenter March 1883 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Currin Bateman — Mary Barnes Bunting — View this family 1884 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Eleanor S “Nellie” Bateman August 1885 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Caroline Elizabeth Bunting August 18, 1886 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | C Sidney Llewellyn Carpenter December 28, 1886 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | James Bunting Bateman July 14, 1887 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Newton Ford Carpenter July 18, 1888 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Merle Strother Bateman November 1889 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Ethel Briscoe Carpenter February 1890 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Thomas Currin Bateman Jr May 10, 1894 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | January 29, 1901 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel Cemetery Note: LaPlata (Bethel) United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1788 38 26 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: April 5, 1869 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Caroline Briscoe Birth: February 28, 1788 47 37 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: June 28, 1862 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: June 15, 1829 — |
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2 years herself |
Jane Eleanor Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1831 42 43 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: January 29, 1901 — Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Family with Rev. James Bunting |
| husband |
Rev. James Bunting Birth: November 14, 1814 — Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Death: June 24, 1880 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| herself |
Jane Eleanor Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1831 42 43 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: January 29, 1901 — Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: April 8, 1851 — |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Alice Llewellyn Bunting Birth: February 12, 1854 39 22 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 27, 1905 |
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2 years daughter |
Ellen Rose S Bunting Birth: March 3, 1856 41 24 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: December 6, 1945 |
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2 years daughter |
Caroline Elizabeth Bunting Birth: June 20, 1858 43 26 Death: August 18, 1886 — Maryland, United States |
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2 years son |
James Shemwell Bunting Birth: September 5, 1860 45 29 Death: June 9, 1866 |
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2 years son |
John Briscoe Bunting Birth: November 15, 1862 48 31 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: May 8, 1940 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Barnes Bunting Birth: 1864 49 32 — Maryland, United States Death: |
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6 years son |
James G Bunting Birth: October 31, 1869 54 38 — Maryland, United States Death: November 19, 1940 |
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19 months daughter |
Jane Eleanor Bunting Birth: May 21, 1871 56 39 — Maryland, United States Death: April 12, 1932 |
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3 years daughter |
Olive Gertrude Bunting Birth: October 3, 1874 59 43 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: September 16, 1970 — Leonardtown, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell - Household
St. Marys, Maryland
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell - Household
Chaptico, Saint Mary's, Maryland
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Rev. James Bunting - Household
St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Rev. James Bunting - Household
St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
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| Burial | LaPlata (Bethel) United Methodist Church Cemetery |