The Shemwell Family

Rebecca A “Becky” Munday1828

Name
Rebecca A “Becky” Munday
Given names
Rebecca A
Surname
Munday
Married name
Rebecca A Hall
Nickname
Becky
Birth December 1828
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 3 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 6 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 17 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
MarriageJames F “Jin” HallView this family
October 13, 1851 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1John W Hall
December 1, 1852 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2Joshua S Hall
March 9, 1855 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sonJohn W Hall
April 16, 1858 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3William H Hall
March 20, 1859 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 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
#4Josephine Hall
1861 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5Alfonzo “Fonzo” Hall
March 6, 1864 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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
Birth of a son
#6George Thomas Hall
June 1866 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 38 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 38 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#7Lee Alice Hall
December 7, 1868 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 40 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 October 6, 1870 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a daughter
#8Martha F Hall
1872 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 49 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 21, 1880 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childJames S “Jimmy” HallJosephine HallView this family
after June 21, 1880 (Age 51 years)
Note: Hermans death certificate confirms parents -b
Birth of a grandson
#1Herman S Hall
November 6, 1882 (Age 53 years)
Death of a husbandJames F “Jin” Hall
August 22, 1887 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sonWilliam H Hall
November 25, 1888 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childJoshua S HallMary Nancy “Nannie” GlennView this family
1891 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childAlfonzo “Fonzo” HallMartha Belle “Mattie” ComptonView this family
calculated 1891 (Age 62 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2Maude Edomson “Maudie” Hall
October 30, 1892 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam W ComptonLee Alice HallView this family
calculated 1895 (Age 66 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3Sidney Ann Compton
June 20, 1897 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 69 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
Birth of a grandson
#4William Smith “Willie” Hall
February 9, 1899 (Age 70 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 71 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5Bertha Hall
about 1901 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sonAlfonzo “Fonzo” Hall
January 15, 1902 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6Albert Compton
June 14, 1902 (Age 73 years)
Death of a grandsonAlbert Compton
April 12, 1903 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonJoshua S Hall
before 1910 (Age 81 years)
Death of a daughterLee Alice Hall
November 10, 1915 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 87 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 88 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 89 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 100 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
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by: Barry Shemwell
Family with James F “Jin” Hall - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 13, 1851Todd, Kentucky, United States
14 months
son
John W Hall
Birth: December 1, 1852 28 24Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1858Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
4 years
son
William H Hall
Birth: March 20, 1859 34 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 25, 1888Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
2 years
son
3 years
daughter
Lee Alice Hall
Birth: December 7, 1868 44 40Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 10, 1915Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter

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