 Birth | 1823 |
 Marriage | Albert Rougemont — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 9 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 12 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 daughter#1 | Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont November 15, 1849 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 34 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 daughter #2 | Rebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont July 1862 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a husband | Albert Rougemont December 31, 1862 (Age 39 years) Cause: Murder |
| Marriage | John Mather — View this family May 29, 1865 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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 44 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 44 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 46 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Hiram Rice Shemwell — Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont — View this family March 19, 1872 (Age 49 years) Note: 03 Feb 1872 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Nellie A Shemwell March 1874 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Daisy Shemwell 1876 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell January 10, 1879 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William F Coats February 22, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster — Rebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont — View this family November 29, 1880 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Sarah Marie Shemwell March 7, 1881 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Florence Lee Shemwell January 13, 1883 (Age 60 years) Note: See Notes. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Zola Lancaster February 14, 1883 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Iva Beula “Ivie” Shemwell June 12, 1885 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sarah Marie Shemwell September 10, 1885 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Madie Lancaster March 10, 1890 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Charles Gilbert Lancaster January 15, 1893 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | George Tiner Lancaster February 22, 1896 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Daisy Shemwell September 23, 1896 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 75 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a granddaughter | Zola Lancaster July 13, 1901 (Age 78 years) Cause: Suicide |
| Death of a grandson | William F Coats February 13, 1903 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Nellie A Shemwell January 21, 1910 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 93 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 94 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 95 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a daughter | Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont July 31, 1924 (Age 101 years) Cause: Cancer of the womb |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 106 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | unknown |