The Shemwell Family

Mary “Polly” GraggAge: 26 years18371864

Name
Mary “Polly” Gragg
Given names
Mary
Surname
Gragg
Married name
Mary Moore
Nickname
Polly
Birth March 13, 1837 25 19
Birth of a sisterCelia Adeline Gragg
December 11, 1839 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Lucinda Gragg
August 4, 1841 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam S Gragg
about 1845 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Allen Gragg
June 13, 1848 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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
Birth of a brotherLarkin Roby Gragg
July 15, 1852 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherRichard Greene Gragg
January 4, 1855 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Buchanan Gragg
about 1856 (Age 18 years)
MarriageGeorge Washington MooreView this family
about 1857 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a brotherWilliam S Gragg
May 2, 1863 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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
Death February 2, 1864 (Age 26 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1833
22 months
elder sister
Louisa Gragg
Birth: October 1834 23 16Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 6, 1926Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
herself
Mary “Polly” Gragg
Birth: March 13, 1837 25 19Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 2, 1864Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Celia Adeline Gragg
Birth: December 11, 1839 28 21Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 16, 1922Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
20 months
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
William S Gragg
Birth: about 1845 33 26Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 2, 1863Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Allen Gragg
Birth: June 13, 1848 37 30Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 17, 1924Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
Larkin Roby Gragg
Birth: July 15, 1852 41 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 7, 1889Viola, Latah, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger brother
Richard Greene Gragg
Birth: January 4, 1855 43 36Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 11, 1929Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Family with George Washington Moore - View this family
husband
herself
Mary “Polly” Gragg
Birth: March 13, 1837 25 19Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 2, 1864Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1857