The Shemwell Family

Lucy B CannadyAge: 72 years18361908

Name
Lucy B Cannady
Given names
Lucy B
Surname
Cannady
Married name
Lucy B Strayhorn
Birth about 1836 53 43
Birth of a brotherJohn Fulghum Cannady
April 23, 1837 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 18, 1840 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1841 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1844 (Age 8 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 10 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
Census September 30, 1850 (Age 14 years)
Will February 9, 1853 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherWyatt Cannady
April 30, 1855 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sisterAnn Eliza Cannady
about 1857 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 1, 1859 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 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 24 years)
MarriageCalvin G StrayhornView this family
October 31, 1860 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edward C Strayhorn
1863 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterAmanda Maria Cannady
about 1863 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherWyatt Macon Cannady
January 4, 1863 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 31 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 31 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 33 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
Census August 24, 1870 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Hockaday
January 4, 1875 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sisterMary Catherine Cannady
February 16, 1878 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 42 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 46 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Frances Cannady
March 6, 1884 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Hillman Cannady Sr
March 12, 1888 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterNancy E Cannady
about 1893 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
September 3, 1893 (Age 57 years)
Burial of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
1893 (Age 57 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cannady Hill Cemetery
Death of a brotherNathaniel Ellis Cannady
about 1894 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Fulghum Cannady
January 10, 1896 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 62 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a sisterSusan E Cannady
1907 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonEdward C Strayhorn
1908 (on the date of death)
Will 1908 (on the date of death)
Note: Lucy B Cannady died without a will. Her husband, Calvin Strayhorn, is assigned by the Court to administer the Estate which is valued at $500.
Death 1908 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder sister
Nancy E Cannady
Birth: about 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
10 months
elder brother
William Hockaday Cannady
Birth: October 24, 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 3, 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
19 months
elder sister
Elizabeth Frances Cannady
Birth: May 18, 1824 41 31Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1884Granville, North Carolina, United States
17 months
elder brother
Wyatt Macon Cannady
Birth: October 1825 42 32North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 1863North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Mary Catherine Cannady
Birth: 1830 47 37Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 1878Granville, North Carolina, United States
7 years
herself
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
Family with Calvin G Strayhorn - View this family
husband
Calvin G Strayhorn
Birth: April 6, 1830Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 18, 1912North Carolina, United States
herself
Lucy B Cannady
Birth: about 1836 53 43North Carolina, United States
Death: 1908North Carolina, United States
Marriage: October 31, 1860Granville, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Edward C Strayhorn
Birth: 1863 32 27North Carolina, United States
Death: 1908North Carolina, United States

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

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Calvin G Strayhorn - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Strayhorn, Calvin Ghead40MWFarmer200NC1
Cannady, Lucy Bwife34FWKeeps HouseNC
Strayhorn, Edward Cson7MWNC

Will
Lucy B Cannady died without a will. Her husband, Calvin Strayhorn, is assigned by the Court to administer the Estate which is valued at $500.