The Shemwell Family

Cynthia Suretha RattsAge: 47 years18001847

Name
Cynthia Suretha Ratts
Given names
Cynthia Suretha
Surname
Ratts
Married name
Cynthia Suretha Thompson
Birth about 1800
MarriageJoseph Hiram ThompsonView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 3 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Louisa V Thompson
about 1832 (Age 32 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 32 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
#2
Mary H Thompson
about 1835 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 35 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
#3
John Frederick Thompson
about 1837 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
June 30, 1838 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Lewis Thompson
December 14, 1841 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a son
#6
Capt. Charles M Thompson
about 1844 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr.
August 20, 1845 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Harriett Thompson
before 1847 (Age 47 years)

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 46 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
Death 1847 (Age 47 years)

Family with Joseph Hiram Thompson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
daughter
4 years
daughter
3 years
son
18 months
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
son
20 months
son
Joseph Hiram Thompson Jr.
Birth: August 20, 1845 35 45Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 25, 1925
2 years
daughter

No family available