The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1835 43 30
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 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 sister	Elizabeth Stanley 1837 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sister	Mary Ann Stanley about 1839 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sister	Deliliah Stanley after 1842 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brother	Henry Clay Stanley after 1843 (Age 8 years) Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 11 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
Marriage	Susan E Newton — View this family November 1857 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 22 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 26 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
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 32 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 32 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 34 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
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 43 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 63 years) Cuba 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
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 81 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 82 years) Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 83 years) Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 94 years) Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 106 years) Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death	unknown

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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 Lucy A Duncan Ambrose Stanley James Wesley Stanley William Stanley Thomas Stanley Martha Jane Stanley John Stanley Elizabeth Stanley Mary Ann Stanley Deliliah Stanley Henry Clay Stanley Joel Stanley Birth: 1792 — Virginia, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joel Stanley Ambrose Stanley James Wesley Stanley William Stanley Thomas Stanley Martha Jane Stanley John Stanley Elizabeth Stanley Mary Ann Stanley Deliliah Stanley Henry Clay Stanley Lucy A Duncan Birth: 1805 — North Carolina, United States Death:
	Marriage: March 13, 1824 —
10 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary S Epley Ambrose Stanley Birth: 1824 32 19 — North Carolina, United States Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Epley Lucy Frances Stanley Joseph Wesley Stanley Mary Jane Stanley Lucindy Susan Stanley James William Stanley John David Stanley James Wesley Stanley Birth: December 25, 1826 34 21 — North Carolina, United States Death:
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sally Monday William Stanley Birth: 1828 36 23 — North Carolina, United States Death:
4 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Newton Thomas Stanley Birth: 1831 39 26 Death:
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Calvin Fletcher James Wesley Stanley Virginia Stanley John Wesley Stanley Family with spouse James Jack Williams Elizabeth Williams Florence Williams Martha Jane Stanley Birth: 1833 41 28 — North Carolina, United States Death:
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susan E Newton John Stanley Birth: 1835 43 30 Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Christopher Haun Elizabeth Stanley Birth: 1837 45 32 Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Andrew Jackson Epley Mary Ann Stanley Birth: about 1839 47 34 Death:
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Epley Deliliah Stanley Birth: after 1842 50 37 Death:
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Maria Smart Henry Clay Stanley Birth: after 1843 51 38 — Kentucky, United States Death:

Family with Susan E Newton - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susan E Newton John Stanley Birth: 1835 43 30 Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Stanley Susan E Newton Death:
	Marriage: November 1857 —

Family with parents
father Parents Obediah Stanley … …	Joel Stanley 1792–
mother Parents (unknown)	Lucy A Duncan 1805–
elder brother Family Mary S Epley	Ambrose Stanley 1824–
elder brother Family Sarah Epley Lucy Frances Stanley Joseph Wesley Stanley Mary Jane Stanley Lucindy Susan Stanley James William Stanley John David Stanley	James Wesley Stanley 1826–
elder brother Family Sally Monday	William Stanley 1828–
elder brother Family … Newton	Thomas Stanley 1831–
elder sister Family John Calvin Fletcher James Wesley Stanley Virginia Stanley John Wesley Stanley James Jack Williams Elizabeth Williams Florence Williams	Martha Jane Stanley 1833–
himself Family Susan E Newton	John Stanley 1835–
younger sister Family Christopher Haun	Elizabeth Stanley 1837–
younger sister Family Andrew Jackson Epley	Mary Ann Stanley 1839–
younger sister Family Thomas Epley	Deliliah Stanley 1842–
younger brother Family Margaret Maria Smart	Henry Clay Stanley 1843–
Family with Susan E Newton
himself Parents Joel Stanley Lucy A Duncan	John Stanley 1835–
wife Parents (unknown)	Susan E Newton –