Nelly ShemwellAge: 40 years1798–1838
- Name
- Nelly Shemwell
- Given names
- Nelly
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | about 1798 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 5 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 |
 Death of a father | Isaac Shemwell before 1805 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac Shemwell Jr. 1805 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susanna “Susan” Shemwell after November 1807 (Age 9 years) Cause: childbirth |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 14 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 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 34 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 37 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 |
 Death | before 1838 (Age 40 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Shemwell Death: before 1805 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy … Death: |
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Marriage: before 1788 — |
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-28 years elder brother |
Isaac Shemwell Jr. Birth: between 1750 and 1759 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1805 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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17 years elder sister |
Susanna “Susan” Shemwell Birth: about 1766 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: after November 1807 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Ann “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: 1771 — Maryland, United States Death: about 1840 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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28 years herself |
Nelly Shemwell Birth: about 1798 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1838 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |