Rebecca …Age: 82 years1787–1870
- Name
- Rebecca …
- Given names
- Rebecca
- Married name
- Rebecca Lassiter
 Birth | November 28, 1787 |
 Marriage | Willie Lassiter — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 5 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 15 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 24 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 | Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter September 17, 1817 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 44 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 husband | Willie Lassiter before November 2, 1835 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 47 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Allen J “A J” Shemwell — Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter — View this family about 1842 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Emily “Emma” Shemwell 1843 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Alice Shemwell May 17, 1845 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell September 22, 1847 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 58 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 |
 Census | October 27, 1850 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell December 1850 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Emily “Emma” Shemwell July 22, 1852 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Wiley Shemwell 1853 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Sarah Adele Shemwell September 1, 1855 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Helen Shemwell 1858 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Florence A Shemwell July 18, 1859 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 69 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 2, 1860 (Age 72 years) Note: Dist. 7 Dover |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 73 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 79 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 79 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 81 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 | September 25, 1870 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pettit Cemetery |
| Family with Willie Lassiter |
| husband |
Willie Lassiter Birth: about 1784 — Northampton, North Carolina, United States Death: before November 2, 1835 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Rebecca … Birth: November 28, 1787 Death: September 25, 1870 |
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Elizabeth Nolan Lassiter Birth: September 17, 1817 33 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 1876 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Allen James “A J” Shemwell - Household
Stewart TN
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Allen J. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | Dist. 7 Dover |