The Shemwell Family

Mrs Thomas Duncan1765

Name
Mrs Thomas Duncan
Name prefix
Mrs
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Duncan
Married name
Mrs Thomas Duncan
Birth about 1765
Note: Birth year/place based on 1830 Census
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 10 years)

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 10 years)

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
MarriageThomas DuncanView this family
about 1797 (Age 32 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 28 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a son
#1
Benjamin Duncan
about 1798 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Philip Duncan
about 1800 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 38 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 47 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
Marriage of a childPhilip DuncanMary Elizabeth CrawfordView this family
October 25, 1821 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childBenjamin DuncanVita “Lucy” FortnerView this family
December 25, 1821 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Harriet Duncan
October 25, 1823 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Anna E Duncan
December 1826 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Eliza Duncan
about 1827 (Age 62 years)
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Daisy Duncan
about 1828 (Age 63 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a grandson
#5
Ganum Duncan
March 14, 1828 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
John Arthur Bryan Duncan
November 11, 1828 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Cannon Duncan
March 12, 1830 (Age 65 years)
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Sarah Elizabeth Duncan
about 1832 (Age 67 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 67 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 grandson
#9
Isaac Duncan
1833 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Thomas F Duncan
about 1833 (Age 68 years)
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Rachel Amanda Duncan
February 1, 1835 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 70 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 grandson
#12
Wiley Duncan
about 1836 (Age 71 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Nancy Jane Duncan
May 9, 1838 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Cynthia Duncan
about 1838 (Age 73 years)
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census
Birth of a grandson
#15
Pharoah Duncan
about 1840 (Age 75 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on Census and Military Records
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Artalissa Duncan
about 1841 (Age 76 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 census
Birth of a grandson
#17
Jasper Duncan
March 2, 1841 (Age 76 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Martha Elizabeth Duncan
June 2, 1842 (Age 77 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Minerva Duncan
about 1844 (Age 79 years)
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850 Census
Death of a husbandThomas Duncan
before November 3, 1845 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sonPhilip Duncan
about 1845 (Age 80 years)
Note: Died before 1850 Census
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Sarah Ann Duncan
about 1847 (Age 82 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 81 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Cordelia Duncan
about 1849 (Age 84 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a granddaughter
#22
Louisa Duncan
from 1850 to 1856 (Age 85 years)
Note: Not shown in 1850 Census; but, would have been born before Father died in 1856
Death of a granddaughterAnna E Duncan
July 29, 1851 (Age 86 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#23
Emaline Duncan
about 1853 (Age 88 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Death of a sonBenjamin Duncan
January 6, 1857 (Age 92 years)
Note: Benjamin's Will was written in 1856 with the Probate Court showing Estate activity in 1858
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 92 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 96 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
Death of a granddaughterSarah Elizabeth Duncan
about 1865 (Age 100 years)
Note: Sarah was listed in the 1860 Census; but, could not be found in the 1870 Census. Her youngest daughter, Lucinda, was shown in the 1870 Census living with Mary (sister) and John Black (Mary's husband). It is assumed that Sarah died sometime between the 1860 and 1870 Census.
Death of a grandsonThomas F Duncan
about 1865 (Age 100 years)

Note: Assumed he died in the Civil War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 102 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 102 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 104 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
Death of a granddaughterDaisy Duncan
before 1871 (Age 106 years)
Note: Death date based on the fact that person was not listed in their father's (Benjamin Duncan) Will Probate in 1871.
Death of a granddaughterCordelia Duncan
before 1871 (Age 106 years)
Note: Death date based on the fact that person was not listed in their father's (Benjamin Duncan) Will Probate in 1871.
Death of a grandsonPharoah Duncan
March 7, 1871 (Age 106 years)
Note: See Obituary and Life Story record
Deathunknown

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husband
Thomas Duncan
Birth: about 1765Tennessee, United States
Death: before November 3, 1845Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: about 1797Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
3 years
son

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1830 Census
Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1830 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Duncan - Household

Grainger, Tennessee, United States

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