Nancy Ann ShemwellAge: 100 years1851–1951
- Name
- Nancy Ann Shemwell
- Given names
- Nancy Ann
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Nancy Ann Connell
 Birth | March 5, 1851 26 24 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Shemwell 1858 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 brother | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell October 9, 1867 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 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 15 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | George Franklin Connell — View this family June 25, 1869 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 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 | June 1, 1870 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Alice Connell July 10, 1871 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | … Connell about 1874 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Georgia Florence Connell September 9, 1875 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell between 1870 and 1875 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a son | … Connell February 1877 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Merton “Jim” Connell October 8, 1877 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 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 mother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | June 14, 1880 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell March 29, 1882 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Shemwell before 1884 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Frederick Connell July 16, 1884 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hiram Rice Shemwell August 11, 1885 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Nettie Pansy Connell July 24, 1886 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan — Mary Alice Connell — View this family May 24, 1888 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Paul McMillan June 10, 1889 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Annie Alice McMillan December 1891 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Leo Frank McMillan January 1, 1893 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joe Newberry — Georgia Florence Connell — View this family 1893 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Eula Lurlene “Dink” McMillan February 1896 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Charles Merton “Charlie” McMillan February 4, 1900 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lois Darling McMillan June 9, 1903 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Sallie Irene McMillan September 8, 1907 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Merton “Jim” Connell — Callie C Lavender — View this family November 25, 1909 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Erma Avalene Knight December 1909 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Frederick Connell — Maude Reynolds — View this family January 3, 1910 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Erma Avalene Knight August 23, 1910 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Harmon Frank Connell January 30, 1911 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Harry Vernon McMillan April 25, 1911 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Raymond Leslie Connell June 5, 1914 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Randle Maurice McMillan August 20, 1914 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Ruth Mineola “Dot” McMillan August 20, 1914 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Annie Alice McMillan 1923 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a husband | George Franklin Connell August 14, 1925 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell April 13, 1926 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Harry Vernon McMillan December 20, 1927 (Age 76 years) Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sallie Irene McMillan March 4, 1928 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 78 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 |
| Census | April 17, 1930 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Leo Frank McMillan July 10, 1930 (Age 79 years) Cause: Auto accident |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 90 years) |
| Death of a son | James Merton “Jim” Connell September 7, 1942 (Age 91 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 90 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ruth Mineola “Dot” McMillan September 3, 1948 (Age 97 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 98 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 94 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 19, 1951 (Age 100 years) |
 Burial | November 21, 1951 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: about 1825 55 43 — Illinois, United States Death: between 1870 and 1875 |
| mother |
Mary Demarious Gray Birth: about 1827 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 |
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Marriage: November 8, 1844 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Hiram Rice Shemwell Birth: July 7, 1846 21 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 11, 1885 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months herself |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years younger sister |
Sarah Shemwell Birth: 1858 33 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1884 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years younger brother |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with George Franklin Connell |
| husband |
George Franklin Connell Birth: May 25, 1849 42 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1925 |
| herself |
Nancy Ann Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1851 26 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 19, 1951 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1869 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Alice Connell Birth: July 10, 1871 22 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1959 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
… Connell Birth: about 1874 24 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 1877 — Tennessee, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Georgia Florence Connell Birth: September 9, 1875 26 24 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1954 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
James Merton “Jim” Connell Birth: October 8, 1877 28 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1942 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Lillian Izora “Lillie” Connell Birth: March 29, 1882 32 31 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 13, 1926 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Thomas Frederick Connell Birth: July 16, 1884 35 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 31, 1958 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nettie Pansy Connell Birth: July 24, 1886 37 35 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1955 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 7, Dover P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Shemwell - Household
District 12, Danville P. O. Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Franklin Connell - Household
Ridge Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Ann Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Ann Shemwell - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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