The Shemwell Family

Jane Theresa HiggersonAge: 66 years18271894

Name
Jane Theresa Higgerson
Given names
Jane Theresa
Surname
Higgerson
Married name
Jane Theresa Turley
Birth July 18, 1827 34 32
Birth of a sisterAngeline Higgerson
1830 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLucy Frances Higgerson
February 1832 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 4 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
Birth of a brotherCol. Christopher Columbus Higgerson
October 9, 1835 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 8 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 half-brotherJoseph Higgerson
December 18, 1842 (Age 15 years)
MarriageHenry Clay TurleyView this family
May 21, 1846 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 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
Birth of a son
#1
William E Turley
1849 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Marion Turley
1850 (Age 22 years)
Census September 18, 1850 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Franklin Turley
1854 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Luella “Ella” Turley
March 25, 1857 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 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 23, 1860 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherJames Joseph Higgerson
December 25, 1861 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Murdered
Note: Joseph Higgerson was a storekeeper at Turley Bridge on the Lamine River. On Christmas moring of 1861…
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 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
Birth of a son
#5
R E Turley
1865 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 39 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 39 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a motherNancy I Zachary
1868 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 41 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 of a sisterAngeline Higgerson
before 1870 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Henry Turley
February 1870 (Age 42 years)
Census August 5, 1870 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childHenry Stanard WebbLuella “Ella” TurleyView this family
1874 (Age 46 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Arthur Lee Webb
April 2, 1875 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Jesse Madison Webb
1876 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Bertha M Webb
1877 (Age 49 years)
Death of a husbandHenry Clay Turley
April 26, 1877 (Age 49 years)
Death of a grandsonJesse Madison Webb
1878 (Age 50 years)
Death of a granddaughterBertha M Webb
1878 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 50 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brotherJames W Higgerson
June 5, 1880 (Age 52 years)

Death April 24, 1894 (Age 66 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Turley Family Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 1, 1824Madison, Virginia, United States
6 years
younger sister
-3 years
elder brother
18 months
herself
5 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
Father’s family with an unknown individual - View this family
father
half-brother
Joseph Higgerson
Birth: December 18, 1842 49Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 11, 1939Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Family with Henry Clay Turley - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 21, 1846Cooper, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
2 years
son
5 years
son
3 years
daughter
9 years
son
R E Turley
Birth: 1865 41 37Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:
5 years
son
Henry Turley
Birth: February 1870 46 42Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Henry Clay Turley - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Henry C Turleyhead26MWfarmerMO
Jane Theresa Turleywife23FWVA
William E Turleyson1MWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Clay Turley - Household

Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Turley, H Chead47MWfarmerMO
Turley, Jane wife42FWVA
Turley, William Eson21MWfarmhandMO
Turley, Marionson19MWMO
Turley, Franklinson15MWMO
Turley, Luelladaughter13FWMO
Turley, R E Tson5MWMO
Turley, Henryson6 monthsMWMO