The Shemwell Family

William KellyAge: 53 years17981851

Name
William Kelly
Given names
William
Surname
Kelly
Birth April 21, 1798
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
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 4 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 13 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 33 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 37 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 47 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
MarriageLurannah Lawrana PonderView this family
before 1850 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Emily Kelly
December 8, 1850 (Age 52 years)
Death November 5, 1851 (Age 53 years)
Family with Lurannah Lawrana Ponder - View this family
himself
William Kelly
Birth: April 21, 1798Tennessee, United States
Death: November 5, 1851Ripley, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: before 1850
11 months
daughter
Emily Kelly
Birth: December 8, 1850 52 22Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: May 8, 1878
Lemuel Carter Kittrell + Lurannah Lawrana Ponder - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: October 9, 1852Ripley, Missouri, United States
11 months
step-daughter
2 years
step-daughter
Sarah Vandover Kittrell
Birth: January 13, 1856 50 27Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: January 7, 1881Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
3 years
step-son
Franklin Kittrell
Birth: 1858 52 29Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1860Ripley, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-son
Lemuel Kittrell Jr
Birth: January 1860 54 31Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: 1865Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
5 years
step-son
Amos Ponder Kittrell
Birth: calculated 1864 58 35Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1870Ripley, Missouri, United States
Nimrod Capps + Lurannah Lawrana Ponder - View this family
wife’s husband
Nimrod Capps
Birth: June 21, 1806Tennessee, United States
Death: March 18, 1876Randolph, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marriage: November 3, 1867Randolph, Arkansas, United States
John Moses Eudaley + Lurannah Lawrana Ponder - View this family
wife’s husband
John Moses Eudaley
Birth: November 17, 1810Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Death: January 9, 1900Butler, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: January 25, 1877Ripley, Missouri, United States
William C Hall + Lurannah Lawrana Ponder - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: February 6, 1845Ripley, Missouri, United States

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