The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth CarneyAge: 54 years18471901

Name
Mary Elizabeth Carney
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Carney
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Abernathy
Birth February 14, 1847 31 24
Birth of a brotherJohn Spencer Carney
February 14, 1847
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 brotherJoshua Thomas Carney
July 1, 1850 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherEnnis Braxton Carney
April 1852 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph H Carney
about 1854 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterEunice Caroline “Uny” Carney
January 26, 1855 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert F Carney
August 30, 1858 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherHiram B Carney
September 1, 1860 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret D Carney
June 10, 1862 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 19 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 19 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 21 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 maternal grandfatherJohn Baptiste DeMonbreun
May 25, 1872 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 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 fatherJoshua Polk Carney
about 1882 (Age 34 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam M Carney
February 26, 1884 (Age 37 years)
Death of a half-brotherElijah Wilson Carney
March 4, 1885 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 brotherJohn Spencer Carney
March 7, 1901 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherJudith Jane DeMonbreun
about 1901 (Age 53 years)
Death October 19, 1901 (Age 54 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 27, 1845Davidson, Tennessee, United States
16 months
twin brother
John Spencer Carney
Birth: February 14, 1847 31 24Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1901Nutbush, Haywood, Tennessee, United States
herself
Mary Elizabeth Carney
Birth: February 14, 1847 31 24Tennessee, United States
Death: October 19, 1901Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Joshua Thomas Carney
Birth: July 1, 1850 34 28Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 29, 1928Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
22 months
younger brother
Ennis Braxton Carney
Birth: April 1852 36 30Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1913Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Joseph H Carney
Birth: about 1854 38 31Tennessee, United States
Death: March 22, 1911Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
13 months
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
Robert F Carney
Birth: August 30, 1858 42 36Tennessee, United States
Death: December 6, 1922Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Hiram B Carney
Birth: September 1, 1860 44 38Tennessee, United States
Death: November 18, 1920Davidson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger sister
Margaret D Carney
Birth: June 10, 1862 46 40Tennessee, United States
Death: June 11, 1921Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Sina Paralee Binkley - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 3, 1835Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 months
half-brother
Henry Jesse Carney
Birth: June 17, 1835 19 22Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 22, 1911Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
half-brother
Elijah Wilson Carney
Birth: June 17, 1835 19 22Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 4, 1885Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
20 months
half-sister
Marilla E Carney
Birth: February 12, 1837 21 24Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 1924Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
James M Carney
Birth: about 1839 23 26Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
half-brother
William M Carney
Birth: June 5, 1841 25 28Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 26, 1884Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
4 years
half-sister
Sina Paralee “Sissie” Carney
Birth: August 3, 1845 29 32Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 13, 1918Port Royal, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

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