The Shemwell Family

Nancy Ann TurveyAge: 90 years17851875

Name
Nancy Ann Turvey
Given names
Nancy Ann
Surname
Turvey
Married name
Nancy Ann Hagins
Birth about 1785
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 8 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 18 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
MarriageJoseph HaginsView this family
about 1809 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 27 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
Nancy Turvey Hagins
June 7, 1825 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 47 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 50 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 childWilliam Tony AdamsNancy Turvey HaginsView this family
August 6, 1846 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Francis Marion Adams
February 9, 1848 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 61 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
Death of a husbandJoseph Hagins
before 1850 (Age 65 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
William D “Bill” Adams
calculated 1850 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Joseph Benjamin Adams
May 8, 1852 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
James Monroe Adams
June 25, 1854 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Francis Jane Adams
1857 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
John Brown Adams
December 17, 1859 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 72 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 granddaughter
#7
Nancy Savanah Adams
1861 (Age 76 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Charlotte Arbell Adams
1864 (Age 79 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 76 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 grandson
#9
George Wesley Adams
1866 (Age 81 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 82 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 82 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Francis Elizabeth Adams
October 11, 1869 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 84 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
#11
Lucy B Adams
calculated 1873 (Age 88 years)
Death June 19, 1875 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Family with Joseph Hagins - View this family
husband
herself
Nancy Ann Turvey
Birth: about 1785South Carolina, United States
Death: June 19, 1875Glenn, Heard, Georgia, United States
Marriage: about 1809
16 years
daughter

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