The Shemwell Family

Hannibal ArmstrongAge: 88 years18381927

Name
Hannibal Armstrong
Given names
Hannibal
Surname
Armstrong
Birth August 18, 1838
MarriageNancy Lee CrookView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 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 22 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 28 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 28 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 30 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 son
#1
Charles Lee Armstrong
February 6, 1870 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childCharles Lee ArmstrongRosa Elnora “Rosie” ShemwellView this family
Type: Civil marriage
June 11, 1891 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Annis Vinita Armstrong
July 13, 1895 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 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 granddaughter
#2
Emma Lee Armstrong
December 17, 1903 (Age 65 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 77 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 78 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 79 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 June 30, 1927 (Age 88 years)
Family with Nancy Lee Crook - View this family
himself
Hannibal Armstrong
Birth: August 18, 1838Tennessee, United States
Death: June 30, 1927Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
wife
Nancy Lee Crook
Birth: November 21, 1840Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
Death: December 5, 1941Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Marriage:
son
Charles Lee Armstrong
Birth: February 6, 1870 31 29Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 1956Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

No family available

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lee Armstrong - Household

1018 Fairacres Ave Houston, Harris, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Armstrong, Charles LheadMW40M117MOTNVABook keeperCommission House
Armstrong, Rosa EwifeFW34M11742MOKYMO
Armstrong, VanitadaughterFW15SMOMOMO
Armstrong, Emme LeedaughterFW8SKSMOMO
Armstrong, HannibalfatherMW71M147TNTNTN
Armstrong, NancymotherFW66M147VAVAVA