The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	November 1, 1825
Marriage	Martha Frances Vinson — View this family unknown
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 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
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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
Birth of a daughter #1	Mary J Herndon December 26, 1849 (Age 24 years) Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a daughter #2	Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon October 4, 1859 (Age 33 years) Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 41 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 41 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 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 granddaughter #1	Mintie Idella Theobald August 1872 (Age 46 years) Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death	1880 (Age 54 years)

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Hitchcock Alfred Charles Herndon Younger Phillip Herndon Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Younger Phillip Herndon Alfred Charles Herndon Sarah Hitchcock Death:
	Marriage: —
himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Frances Vinson Mary J Herndon Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon Alfred Charles Herndon Birth: November 1, 1825 Death: 1880

Family with Martha Frances Vinson - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Frances Vinson Mary J Herndon Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon Alfred Charles Herndon Birth: November 1, 1825 Death: 1880
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alfred Charles Herndon Mary J Herndon Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon Martha Frances Vinson Birth: December 4, 1828 Death: 1908
	Marriage: —
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henry Theobald Mintie Idella Theobald Mary J Herndon Birth: December 26, 1849 24 21 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1929 — Kentucky, United States
10 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Columbus Lum Sumner Julian Clyde Sumner John Bob Sumner Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon Birth: October 4, 1859 33 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 20, 1915 — Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, United States

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Younger Phillip Herndon –
mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Hitchcock –
himself Family Martha Frances Vinson Mary J Herndon Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon	Alfred Charles Herndon 1825–1880
Family with Martha Frances Vinson
himself Parents Younger Phillip Herndon Sarah Hitchcock	Alfred Charles Herndon 1825–1880
wife Parents Ezekiel Vinson Mary Wallis	Martha Frances Vinson 1828–1908
daughter Family Henry Theobald Mintie Idella Theobald	Mary J Herndon 1849–1929
daughter Family James Columbus Lum Sumner Julian Clyde Sumner John Bob Sumner	Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon 1859–1915