The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth HockadayAge: 82 years17931875

Name
Mary Elizabeth Hockaday
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Hockaday
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Cannady
Birth 1793
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
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 10 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 son
#1
Nathaniel Ellis Cannady
about 1812 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 19 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
#2
Maranda Dobbs Cannady
1815 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ann Eliza Cannady
about 1815 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Amanda Maria Cannady
about 1818 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Samuel Hillman Cannady Sr
March 20, 1819 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Nancy E Cannady
about 1822 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#7
William Hockaday Cannady
October 24, 1822 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Elizabeth Frances Cannady
May 18, 1824 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Wyatt Macon Cannady
October 1825 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Susan E Cannady
1828 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Mary Catherine Cannady
1830 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childNathaniel Ellis CannadyNancy P GreenView this family
December 17, 1832 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 39 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 42 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
#12
Lucy B Cannady
about 1836 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#13
John Fulghum Cannady
April 23, 1837 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#14
Hepsibah G P Cannady
February 18, 1840 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a son
#15
Erastus Cannady
about 1841 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ann H Cannady
about 1844 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonErastus Cannady
about 1844 (Age 51 years)
Note: GEDCOM data reports that he died at about 3 years old due to drowning.
Marriage of a childJohn Young McGeheeSusan E CannadyView this family
August 4, 1847 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Wyatt Lemuel McGehee
September 11, 1848 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 53 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Hockaday CannadyElizabeth Jones WilliamsView this family
April 8, 1849 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel Hillman Cannady SrMary Adeline PerryView this family
May 30, 1850 (Age 57 years)
Census September 30, 1850 (Age 57 years)
Will February 9, 1853 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandWyatt Cannady
April 30, 1855 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Ellen K McGehee
about 1856 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Edward Cannady
March 19, 1857 (Age 64 years)
Death of a daughterAnn Eliza Cannady
about 1857 (Age 64 years)
Death of a daughterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 1, 1859 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 64 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census September 3, 1860 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childCalvin G StrayhornLucy B CannadyView this family
October 31, 1860 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Wyatt Rufus Walters
1861 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel Hillman Cannady SrMartha Kinchin WilliamsView this family
June 20, 1861 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
John Wyatt Cannady
June 22, 1862 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Edward C Strayhorn
1863 (Age 70 years)
Death of a daughterAmanda Maria Cannady
about 1863 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sonWyatt Macon Cannady
January 4, 1863 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 68 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 granddaughter
#8
Mollie E McGehee
about 1865 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Dr. Samuel Hillman Cannady Jr.
November 6, 1866 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 74 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 74 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 76 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
Death January 4, 1875 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cannady Hill Cemeery
Family with Wyatt Cannady - View this family
husband
herself
son
Nathaniel Ellis Cannady
Birth: about 1812 29 19Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1894Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Maranda Dobbs Cannady
Birth: 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: September 20, 1882North Carolina, United States
1 year
daughter
Ann Eliza Cannady
Birth: about 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1857North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Amanda Maria Cannady
Birth: about 1818 35 25North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1863North Carolina, United States
15 months
son
4 years
daughter
Nancy E Cannady
Birth: about 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
10 months
son
William Hockaday Cannady
Birth: October 24, 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 3, 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
19 months
daughter
Elizabeth Frances Cannady
Birth: May 18, 1824 41 31Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1884Granville, North Carolina, United States
17 months
son
Wyatt Macon Cannady
Birth: October 1825 42 32North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 1863North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Mary Catherine Cannady
Birth: 1830 47 37Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 1878Granville, North Carolina, United States
7 years
daughter
Lucy B Cannady
Birth: about 1836 53 43North Carolina, United States
Death: 1908North Carolina, United States
16 months
son
John Fulghum Cannady
Birth: April 23, 1837 54 44Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 10, 1896Granville, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Hepsibah G P Cannady
Birth: February 18, 1840 57 47Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1859Granville, North Carolina, United States
22 months
son
Erastus Cannady
Birth: about 1841 58 48Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1844Granville, North Carolina, United States

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Wyatt Cannady - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Wyatt Cannadyhead67MWFarmerNC
Mary Elizabeth Hockadaywife57FWNC
Wyatt Macon Cannadyson24MWMerchandisingNC
Mary Catherine Cannadydaughter20FWNC
Lucy B Cannadydaughter14FWNC
John Fulghum Cannadyson13MWNC
Hepsibah G P Cannadydaughter10FWNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Hockaday - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Mary Elizabeth Hockadayhead67FWFarmerNC
Lucy B Cannadydaughter24FWNC