The Shemwell Family

Nancy Ann KnightAge: 32 years18641897

Name
Nancy Ann Knight
Given names
Nancy Ann
Surname
Knight
Married name
Nancy Ann Underwood
Birth October 12, 1864 29 30
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 sisterMary Belle Knight
January 4, 1867 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 2 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 2 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 4 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam Benjamin UnderwoodView this family
October 10, 1883 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Riley Underwood
September 27, 1885 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Minnie Lee Underwood
September 12, 1887 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lena Rivers Underwood
June 15, 1890 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Maude Elizabeth Underwood
June 3, 1891 (Age 26 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Benjamin Underwood
May 12, 1894 (Age 29 years)
Death May 31, 1897 (Age 32 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 20, 1858Christian, Kentucky, United States
-1 months
elder sister
Malissa Jane Knight
Birth: March 16, 1858 23 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 19, 1936Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
William Anderson Knight
Birth: August 6, 1862 27 28Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 11, 1930Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
2 years
younger sister
Mary Belle Knight
Birth: January 4, 1867 32 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1928Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with William Benjamin Underwood - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 10, 1883Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
John Riley Underwood
Birth: September 27, 1885 24 20Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 25, 1948Los Angeles, California, United States
23 months
daughter
Minnie Lee Underwood
Birth: September 12, 1887 26 22Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 13, 1967Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
1 year
daughter
Maude Elizabeth Underwood
Birth: June 3, 1891 30 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 29, 1916Christian, Kentucky, United States

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