The Shemwell Family

Death of a father

Joseph Hudspeth
March 5, 1809 (Age 2 years)

Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death of a maternal grandmother

Mary Jane Higgs
1810 (Age 3 years)

Marriage of a parent

Michael Holland — Anna Margaret Shemwell — View this family
October 2, 1811 (Age 5 years)

Historical Event

War of 1812

between 1812 and 1815 (Age 5 years)

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

Marriage

Anna Margaret Harris — View this family
1827 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1

Joseph L Hudspeth
November 5, 1829 (Age 23 years)

Census

June 1, 1830 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a son
#2

Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth
January 26, 1831 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3

Mary Elizabeth Hudspeth
December 1831 (Age 25 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

Cholera Epidemic

1832 (Age 25 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 daughter
#4

Nancy Ann E Hudspeth
May 10, 1833 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#5

George Harris Hudspeth
March 2, 1835 (Age 28 years)

Historical Event

The Texas Revolution

between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 29 years)

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 son
#6

Thomas Ayres Hudspeth
February 11, 1839 (Age 32 years)

Census

June 1, 1840 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a daughter
#7

Sarah Ellen Hudspeth
October 14, 1841 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event

Mexican-American War

from 1846 to 1848 (Age 39 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

Death of a son

Joseph L Hudspeth
December 21, 1849 (Age 43 years)

Cause: Consumption

Death of a daughter

Nancy Ann E Hudspeth
June 5, 1850 (Age 44 years)

Census

September 18, 1850 (Age 44 years)

Shared note: 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell Hudspeth - Household

Marriage of a child

Capt. James Harvey Hudspeth — Armelda Ann Holland — View this family
February 20, 1851 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1

Dr. Joseph Cathern Hudspeth
September 13, 1854 (Age 48 years)

Marriage of a child

Fielding Holder — Mary Elizabeth Hudspeth — View this family
July 8, 1855 (Age 49 years)

Death of a mother

Anna Margaret Shemwell
February 11, 1856 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2

James Samuel Hudspeth
March 5, 1856 (Age 49 years)

Note: or March 6, 1856

Birth of a granddaughter
#3

Ann Eiiza Holder
June 1856 (Age 50 years)

Death of a daughter

Mary Elizabeth Hudspeth
November 26, 1858 (Age 52 years)

Marriage of a child

John H Moody — Sarah Ellen Hudspeth — View this family
January 5, 1859 (Age 52 years)

Marriage of a child

George Harris Hudspeth — Mary A “Mollie” Dawson — View this family
February 26, 1859 (Age 52 years)

Historical Event

Influenza Epidemic

between 1857 and 1859 (Age 50 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
#4

William Harris Hudspeth
January 28, 1860 (Age 53 years)

Census

June 25, 1860 (Age 54 years)

Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell Hudspeth - Household

Death of a daughter

Sarah Ellen Hudspeth
October 22, 1860 (Age 54 years)

Marriage of a child

Thomas Ayres Hudspeth — Amanda Elizabeth “Manda” Shemwell — View this family

Type: Religious marriage

December 27, 1860 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#5

Johney Hudspeth
November 26, 1861 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6

James Shemwell Hudspeth
January 30, 1862 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#7

Maggie Ellen Hudspeth
October 15, 1863 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a grandson
#8

George U Hudspeth
September 23, 1864 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 55 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 grandson

Johney Hudspeth
October 25, 1865 (Age 59 years)

Birth of a grandson
#9

James Robert “Bob” Hudspeth
December 15, 1866 (Age 60 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 60 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 60 years)

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a grandson
#10

Edgar D “Eddie” Hudspeth
June 17, 1868 (Age 62 years)

Fillmore, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 62 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

September 3, 1870 (Age 64 years)

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Harris Hudspeth - Household

Death

December 29, 1870 (Age 64 years)