The Shemwell Family

Linville LandAge: 62 years18221884

Name
Linville Land
Given names
Linville
Surname
Land
Birth July 27, 1822
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 9 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 13 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 daughter
#1
Clarissa Louvenia Greene
October 12, 1848 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 34 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 38 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 44 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 44 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 46 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 55 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a wifeMartha Greene
January 2, 1880 (Age 57 years)
Death November 4, 1884 (Age 62 years)
Family with Martha Greene - View this family
himself
Linville Land
Birth: July 27, 1822Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 4, 1884Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
wife
daughter
Clarissa Louvenia Greene
Birth: October 12, 1848 26 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1937Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Holden Moody + Martha Greene - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1850
3 years
step-daughter
Nancy C Moody
Birth: March 10, 1853 27 22Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 25, 1913Damascus, Washington, Virginia, United States
22 months
step-son
William G “Bud” Moody
Birth: January 1, 1855 29 24Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 28, 1914Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Mary Caroline Moody
Birth: December 8, 1855 30 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 16, 1929Vilas, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
step-son
George Washington Moody
Birth: January 1, 1859 33 28Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 13, 1930Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
1 year
step-son
Abner Bennett Moody
Birth: December 20, 1859 34 29Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 13, 1945Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
17 months
step-son
Ferguson Greenlee Moody
Birth: June 1, 1861 36 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 16, 1887Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Sarah Alice Moody
Birth: June 8, 1864 39 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 15, 1927Blue Ridge, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
step-son
Solomon Finley Moody
Birth: December 11, 1866 41 36Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 23, 1951Vilas, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
9 years
step-daughter
Lora Emma Moody
Birth: January 30, 1876 50 45Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 2, 1880Watauga, North Carolina, United States

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