The Shemwell Family

Nathan Milton RossAge: 60 years17731834

Name
Nathan Milton Ross
Given names
Nathan Milton
Surname
Ross
Birth November 2, 1773
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 13 months)

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 13 months)

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
MarriageLydia Best Wheatley NoblesView this family
1792 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 19 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 29 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Birth of a son
#1
William Ross
December 26, 1808 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Etna L Ross
about 1813 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 38 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Death of a wifeLydia Best Wheatley Nobles
before 1817 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 58 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
Death July 14, 1834 (Age 60 years)
Family with Lydia Best Wheatley Nobles - View this family
himself
Nathan Milton Ross
Birth: November 2, 1773Williamston, Martin, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 14, 1834Stewart, Tennessee, United States
wife
Lydia Best Wheatley Nobles
Birth: July 12, 1775Williamston, Martin, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1817Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: 1792
17 years
son
William Ross
Birth: December 26, 1808 35 33Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 13, 1885Deasonville, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
5 years
daughter

No family available