The Shemwell Family

Nancy Jane GreerAge: 39 years18611901

Name
Nancy Jane Greer
Given names
Nancy Jane
Surname
Greer
Married name
Nancy Jane Hall
Birth August 24, 1861
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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 5 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 5 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 7 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 16 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJohn Marshall HallView this family
November 20, 1881 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Otis Burns Hall
September 9, 1882 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Victor Carl Hall
January 6, 1884 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Alva Hall
February 4, 1885 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lena River Hall
December 28, 1886 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 38 years)
Death April 29, 1901 (Age 39 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lone Mountain Cemetery
Family with John Marshall Hall - View this family
husband
John Marshall Hall
Birth: July 20, 1859 26 22Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 19, 1918Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
herself
Marriage: November 20, 1881Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
16 months
son
13 months
son
John Alva Hall
Birth: February 4, 1885 25 23Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 1943Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States
23 months
daughter
Lena River Hall
Birth: December 28, 1886 27 25Tennessee, United States
Death: December 14, 1905Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Marshall Hall - Household

Rhea, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, John MheadWMJun185940M18TNTNTNDay Laborer
Hall, Nancy JwifeWFAug186138M1844TNVATN
Hall, Otis BsonWMSep188217STNTNTNWeight Master Coal
Hall, Victor CsonWMJan188416STNTNTNDriver Mines
Hall, John AsonWMFeb188515STXTNTNDriver Mines
Hall, Lena RdaughterWFDec188613STNTNTN
Hall, Abbie MsisterWFSep187821STNTNTNMusic Teacher