Nancy ShemwellAge: 55 years1800–1855
- Name
- Nancy Shemwell
- Given names
- Nancy
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Nancy Holland
 Birth | November 20, 1800 24 20 |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Shemwell about 1801 (Age 42 days) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah “Sally” Shemwell about 1802 (Age 13 months) Note: Fayette Tennessee |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 2 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Shemwell September 17, 1809 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Jane Shemwell October 29, 1811 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 11 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 brother | William Green Shemwell January 27, 1819 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas Holland — View this family December 28, 1819 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Orva Adaline Holland January 14, 1823 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Henry Ward Holland September 20, 1826 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Carolina Isabelle Holland December 31, 1830 (Age 30 years) Note: maybe 1832 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Shandy Walker Holland April 21, 1832 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 31 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 |
| Birth of a son #5 | Samuel F Holland 1835 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 34 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 |
| Birth of a son #6 | Nathaniel L Holland 1837 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Thomas James Holland January 30, 1840 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | William L Holland 1840 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alexander Thompson — Orva Adaline Holland — View this family June 10, 1841 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Nancy Keziah Thompson November 26, 1842 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Thomas Leonard Thompson June 14, 1844 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Nathaniel S Thompson August 26, 1846 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Lafayette Thompson February 1848 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 45 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 brother | James Shemwell June 1849 (Age 48 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Martha Cordelia Thompson March 29, 1850 (Age 49 years) Note: Paralel is listed in the 1850 Census - Must have been a name change? - b |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Shemwell June 1850 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane “Jenny” Dickerson 1850 (Age 49 years) |
 Census | September 5, 1850 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Malinda Jane Thompson September 9, 1852 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Sarah Paralel Thompson February 18, 1854 (Age 53 years) Note: Paralel is listed in the 1850 Census - Must have been a name change? - b |
| Marriage of a child | John Siddle Williams — Carolina Isabelle Holland — View this family August 30, 1854 (Age 53 years) |
 Death | December 3, 1855 (Age 55 years) |
 Burial | Address: Three miles south of Wheatland . On private property. Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Holland Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel James Shemwell Birth: February 1, 1776 49 26 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: August 17, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Jane “Jenny” Dickerson Birth: 1780 — Maryland, United States Death: 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 14, 1798 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months elder brother |
James Shemwell Birth: about 1798 21 18 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1849 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: November 20, 1800 24 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1855 — Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Thomas Shemwell Birth: about 1801 24 21 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah “Sally” Shemwell Birth: about 1802 25 22 — Fayette, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
Samuel Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1809 33 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 1881 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Jane Shemwell Birth: October 29, 1811 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1862 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
William Green Shemwell Birth: January 27, 1819 42 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after May 1884 |
| Family with Thomas Holland |
| husband |
Thomas Holland Birth: January 24, 1797 24 26 — Virginia, United States Death: January 26, 1879 — Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: November 20, 1800 24 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1855 — Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 28, 1819 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Orva Adaline Holland Birth: January 14, 1823 25 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1909 — Newton, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Henry Ward Holland Birth: September 20, 1826 29 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 1909 — Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Carolina Isabelle Holland Birth: December 31, 1830 33 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1916 — Colorado, United States |
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16 months son |
Shandy Walker Holland Birth: April 21, 1832 35 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1919 — Wheatland, Hickory, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Samuel F Holland Birth: 1835 37 34 Death: |
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3 years son |
Nathaniel L Holland Birth: 1837 39 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Thomas James Holland Birth: January 30, 1840 43 39 — Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1913 |
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11 months son |
William L Holland Birth: 1840 42 39 Death: |
Nancy Shemwell has 42 first cousins recorded
Father's family (42)
Parents John “Jack” Parham Jr. + Mary “Molly” Shemwell
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Susan Jemimah Whatley
Parents Zachariah Shemwell + Mary Suit
Parents Joseph Hudspeth + Anna Margaret Shemwell
Parents Osborn McGehee + Rebecca Shemwell
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Barbara Suit
Parents James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn
Parents Samuel James Kittrell Jr + Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell
Parents Joseph M Shemwell + Mariam Jones “Milly” Whatley
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Holland - Household
Hickory, Missouri, United States Dist. 37
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| Note | Transcription of Holland Cemetery states that buried with Nancy Holland are three (3) sons and three (3) grandsons. Transcription dated 11 November 1970. |