The Shemwell Family

Nancy E CannadyAge: 71 years18221893

Name
Nancy E Cannady
Given names
Nancy E
Surname
Cannady
Birth about 1822 39 29
Birth of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
October 24, 1822
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Frances Cannady
May 18, 1824 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWyatt Macon Cannady
October 1825 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan E Cannady
1828 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Catherine Cannady
1830 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 10 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 sisterLucy B Cannady
about 1836 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Fulghum Cannady
April 23, 1837 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 18, 1840 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1841 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1844 (Age 22 years)
Note: GEDCOM data reports that he died at about 3 years old due to drowning.
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 24 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
Will February 9, 1853 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherWyatt Cannady
April 30, 1855 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sisterAnn Eliza Cannady
about 1857 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 1, 1859 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 35 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 sisterAmanda Maria Cannady
about 1863 (Age 41 years)
Death of a brotherWyatt Macon Cannady
January 4, 1863 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 39 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 45 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 45 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 47 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 of a motherMary Elizabeth Hockaday
January 4, 1875 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterMary Catherine Cannady
February 16, 1878 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 56 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 sisterMaranda Dobbs Cannady
September 20, 1882 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Frances Cannady
March 6, 1884 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Hillman Cannady Sr
March 12, 1888 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
September 3, 1893 (Age 71 years)
Burial of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
1893 (on the date of death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cannady Hill Cemetery
Death about 1893 (Age 71 years)
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father
mother
elder brother
Nathaniel Ellis Cannady
Birth: about 1812 29 19Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1894Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Maranda Dobbs Cannady
Birth: 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: September 20, 1882North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder sister
Ann Eliza Cannady
Birth: about 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1857North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Amanda Maria Cannady
Birth: about 1818 35 25North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1863North Carolina, United States
15 months
elder brother
4 years
herself
Nancy E Cannady
Birth: about 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
10 months
brother
William Hockaday Cannady
Birth: October 24, 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 3, 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
19 months
younger sister
Elizabeth Frances Cannady
Birth: May 18, 1824 41 31Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1884Granville, North Carolina, United States
17 months
younger brother
Wyatt Macon Cannady
Birth: October 1825 42 32North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 1863North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Mary Catherine Cannady
Birth: 1830 47 37Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 1878Granville, North Carolina, United States
7 years
younger sister
Lucy B Cannady
Birth: about 1836 53 43North Carolina, United States
Death: 1908North Carolina, United States
16 months
younger brother
John Fulghum Cannady
Birth: April 23, 1837 54 44Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 10, 1896Granville, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Hepsibah G P Cannady
Birth: February 18, 1840 57 47Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1859Granville, North Carolina, United States
22 months
younger brother
Erastus Cannady
Birth: about 1841 58 48Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1844Granville, North Carolina, United States