The Shemwell Family

Julia SalleeAge: 74 years18161891

Name
Julia Sallee
Given names
Julia
Surname
Sallee
Married name
Julia Cherry
Birth November 2, 1816
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 15 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 18 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 29 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
MarriageLemuel G CherryView this family
1856 (Age 39 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Clarence E Cherry
January 30, 1857 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 40 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 44 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 50 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 50 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 52 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 June 1, 1870 (Age 53 years)
Death of a husbandLemuel G Cherry
November 16, 1870 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 61 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death October 10, 1891 (Age 74 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sallee Family Cemetery
Family with Lemuel G Cherry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1856
13 months
son
Clarence E Cherry
Birth: January 30, 1857 54 40Tennessee, United States
Death: March 5, 1942
Lemuel G Cherry + Delilah Dodd - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: estimated 1825Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Mary Ann Elizabeth Cherry
Birth: October 10, 1827 24 20Tennessee, United States
Death: February 19, 1906Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-son
6 years
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
James Evans Cherry
Birth: March 16, 1838 35 31Tennessee, United States
Death: July 9, 1853
13 months
step-daughter
21 months
step-son
23 months
step-daughter
Isabella T Cherry
Birth: December 23, 1842 39 35Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 15, 1923Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-son
Melville Valentine Cherry
Birth: February 5, 1845 42 38Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 12, 1924McCracken, Kentucky, United States
21 months
step-son
George Buchanan Cherry
Birth: October 27, 1846 43 39Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 15, 1919Detroit, Red River, Texas, United States
19 months
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
Charles T Cherry
Birth: July 1, 1850 47 43Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1922Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel G. Cherry - Household

Dist. 8 Clarksville,Montgomery, Tennessee

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Lemuel G. Cherry66MWFarmerNC
Jane Julia Cherry53FWVA
Charles Cherry20MWTN
Clarence Cherry13MWTN