The Shemwell Family

Zachery Coggin1822

Name
Zachery Coggin
Given names
Zachery
Surname
Coggin
Birth 1822
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
MarriageCatherine CarrollView this family
about 1847 (Age 25 years)

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
Birth of a son
#1
Eli Harris Coggins
1848 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margaret Jane Coggin
February 19, 1850 (Age 28 years)
Census October 11, 1850 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Rebecca Eliza Coggin
February 1855 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Catherine Coggin
about 1858 (Age 36 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
Census August 9, 1860 (Age 38 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
Census July 24, 1870 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childEli Harris CogginsFlorence A PenningtonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 1, 1873 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Caroline Catherine “Carrie” Coggins
October 4, 1874 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Nancy Eleanor “Nannie” Coggins
1877 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge W LeflerRebecca Eliza CogginView this family
Type: Civil marriage
January 20, 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Dora Lefler
April 1879 (Age 57 years)
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Gertrude C Coggins
July 31, 1881 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William Lefler
November 1881 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Effie Lefler
April 1884 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Lillie Lefler
November 1886 (Age 64 years)

Marriage of a childJonathan Columbus LoftinMargaret Jane CogginView this family
Type: Civil marriage
October 31, 1887 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Robert Grover Loftin
November 2, 1889 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
John Lefler
May 1890 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
James Lefler
July 1893 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Bessie Lefler
February 1898 (Age 76 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Essie Lefler
February 1898 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 76 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 94 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 95 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 96 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a granddaughterNancy Eleanor “Nannie” Coggins
August 12, 1919 (Age 97 years)
Death of a granddaughterGertrude C Coggins
February 3, 1925 (Age 103 years)
Death of a daughterMargaret Jane Coggin
April 2, 1926 (Age 104 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 107 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Deathunknown

Family with Catherine Carroll - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1847
2 years
son
2 years
daughter
Margaret Jane Coggin
Birth: February 19, 1850 28 26North Carolina, United States
Death: April 2, 1926Randolph, North Carolina, United States
5 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
Catherine Coggin
Birth: about 1858 36 34North Carolina, United States
Death:

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Zachariah Coggins - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Zachariah Cogginshead28MWfarmerNC
Catherine Cogginswife26FWNC
Eli Cogginsson2MWNC
Margaret J Cogginsdaughter4 monthsFWNC
Catherine Carrollmother in law63FWNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Zachariah Coggins - Household

Fork, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Zachrry Cogginshead37MWfarmerNC
Catherine Cogginswife34FWNC
Eli Cogginsson12MWNC
Jane Cogginsdaughter10FWNC
Eliza Cogginsdaughter5FWNC
Catherine Cogginsdaughter2FWNC

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Zachariah Coggins - Household

Eldorado Twp, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Coggin, Zachariahhead50MWfarnerNC
Coggin, Catherinewife48FWNC
Coggin, Elison23MWfield laborerNC
Coggin, Janedaughter21FWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Zachery Coggin - Household

Eldorado Twp, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Coggin, ZacheryWM57headMfarmerNCNCNC
Coggin, CatherineWF56wifeMNCNCNC
Coggin, JaneWF26daughterSNCNCNC
Coggin, KatherineWF20daughterSNCNCNC
Keerans, KatherineWF92mother in lawWNCNCNC