The Shemwell Family

Axium Green “A G” WallaceAge: 91 years18131904

Name
Axium Green “A G” Wallace
Given names
Axium Green
Surname
Wallace
Nickname
A G
Birth March 13, 1813 35 29
MarriageSally ClarkView 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 (Age 18 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah “Sallie” Best
March 22, 1834 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 22 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
Birth of a son
#1
Littleberry “Berry” Wallace
February 17, 1838 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 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
Marriage of a childLittleberry “Berry” WallaceRebecca Susan WhitehurstView this family
January 20, 1859 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a grandson
#1
Martin VanBuren Wallace
August 24, 1860 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Sarah Floyd “Sallie” Wallace
March 28, 1863 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Elizabeth “Bessie” Wallace
1864 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 48 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 motherAmy Temperance Taylor
1865 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lucy Jane Wallace
September 12, 1866 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandchild
#5
Wallace
1867 (Age 53 years)

Death of a grandchildWallace
1867 (Age 53 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 53 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 53 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Fannie Wallace
March 27, 1869 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 55 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
Birth of a grandson
#7
Sanford Laney “Lannie” Wallace
1871 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Dudley Monroe Wallace
1873 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Joshua “Commander” Wallace
March 15, 1875 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Thomas Yateman Wallace
October 1877 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 64 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
#11
Dora Wallace
April 1880 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Mattie Bell Wallace
April 15, 1882 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Mannie Wallace
1882 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Berry Wallace Jr.
October 20, 1889 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 85 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 April 29, 1904 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Address: Shelby Creek Community
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wallace Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Amy Temperance Taylor
Birth: about 1784 23Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1865Martin, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:
himself
Axium Green “A G” Wallace
Birth: March 13, 1813 35 29Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Family with Sally Clark - View this family
himself
Axium Green “A G” Wallace
Birth: March 13, 1813 35 29Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage:
son

Note
Also shown on census records as "Axom" and "Green" Had two children by Sally Clark - they were not married. The two children carried the surname of "Clark". His son, Littleberry "Berry" finally took his birth fathers surname after his grandfather, Littleberry Clark died.