Nancy ShemwellAge: 75 years1803–1879
- Name
- Nancy Shemwell
- Given names
- Nancy
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Nancy Reed
 Birth | June 26, 1803 53 43 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803Note: 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 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Isaac Shemwell before 1805 (Age 18 months) |
| Death of a father | Isaac Shemwell Jr. 1805 (Age 18 months) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 8 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 |
 Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Noah Reed — View this family January 14, 1823 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Murphy Reed 1825 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Milus G Reed May 7, 1827 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy … between 1820 and 1830 (Age 16 years) |
 Residence | 1832 (Age 28 years) Note: According to E. Skerritt |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Wesley Reed 1834 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Rebecca Ann Reed February 7, 1836 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 32 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a son #5 | Henry S Reed 1839 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Shemwell Sr. 1841 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Andrew Jackson Reed May 16, 1843 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Shemwell October 28, 1845 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Noah Richard Reed February 19, 1847 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a son | William Murphy Reed 1847 (Age 43 years) Cause: Accident, Falling Tree |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William M Reed Jr. September 5, 1848 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 42 years)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 |
| Marriage of a child | Milus G Reed — Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Owens — View this family November 13, 1849 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | August 29, 1850 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Izora Reed October 18, 1850 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Winfred Reed June 8, 1852 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary E “Polly” Reed November 25, 1855 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Rebecca E Reed about 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Owens — Rebecca Ann Reed — View this family November 19, 1857 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry S Reed — Sarah L Wood — View this family December 2, 1858 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | William Robert Reed February 7, 1859 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 53 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 granddaughter #8 | Mary F Owens 1859 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | August 11, 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | Noah Reed after 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | John N Reed February 1, 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Charles W Owens 1861 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | William J Owens 1862 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Almira Reed January 1, 1863 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | William Henry “Billy” Reed April 14, 1863 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Robert Edward Owens May 9, 1864 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Milus G Reed — Mary “Polly” Roach — View this family May 12, 1865 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 57 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 granddaughter #15 | Doley Reed August 23, 1867 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Nelson Owens September 10, 1867 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 63 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 63 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Sarah Reed 1869 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Benjamin Owens November 3, 1869 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 65 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Amelia Reed September 22, 1870 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Noah Monroe Owens March 25, 1872 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Charles “Charley” Reed September 18, 1872 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 74 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | February 22, 1879 (Age 75 years) Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Shemwell Jr. Birth: between 1750 and 1759 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1805 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy … Birth: estimated 1760 Death: between 1820 and 1830 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Alexander Shemwell Sr. Birth: about 1790 40 30 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1841 — North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Rebecca Ann Shamel Birth: December 13, 1790 40 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: September 13, 1887 — Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Henry Shemwell Birth: July 23, 1792 42 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 28, 1845 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell Birth: January 29, 1798 48 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 1882 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years herself |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: June 26, 1803 53 43 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 22, 1879 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Noah Reed |
| husband |
Noah Reed Birth: February 16, 1804 22 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: after 1860 |
| herself |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: June 26, 1803 53 43 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 22, 1879 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 14, 1823 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
William Murphy Reed Birth: 1825 20 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1847 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Milus G Reed Birth: May 7, 1827 23 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 15, 1890 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years son |
James Wesley Reed Birth: 1834 29 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| daughter |
Mary Reed Death: |
| son |
David Reed Death: |
| daughter |
Priscilla Reed Death: |
| daughter |
Rebecca Ann Reed Birth: February 7, 1836 31 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 14, 1919 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Henry S Reed Birth: 1839 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1887 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Andrew Jackson Reed Birth: May 16, 1843 39 39 Death: November 6, 1899 |
| Census | 1820 United States - Census transcript - Nancy … - Household
Rowan, North Carolina
Maybe widow of Isaac -b&d | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | Bondsman-Benjamin Carrel
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| Residence | According to E. Skerritt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Noah Reed - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Noah Reed - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Death | Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky |