The Shemwell Family

Artalissa Duncan1841

Name
Artalissa Duncan
Given names
Artalissa
Surname
Duncan
Married name
Artalissa Housewright
Birth about 1841 43 38
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 census
Birth of a brotherJasper Duncan
March 2, 1841
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas Duncan
before November 3, 1845 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Ann Duncan
about 1847 (Age 6 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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 sisterCordelia Duncan
about 1849 (Age 8 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a sisterLouisa Duncan
from 1850 to 1856 (Age 9 years)
Note: Not shown in 1850 Census; but, would have been born before Father died in 1856
Census September 8, 1850 (Age 9 years)
Death of a sisterAnna E Duncan
July 29, 1851 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterEmaline Duncan
about 1853 (Age 12 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Will August 2, 1856 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Duncan
January 6, 1857 (Age 16 years)
Note: Benjamin's Will was written in 1856 with the Probate Court showing Estate activity in 1858
MarriageJohn Calvin HousewrightView this family
November 11, 1859 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 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 son
#1
John C Housewright
about 1862 (Age 21 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census
Birth of a son
#2
Isaac Housewright
about 1863 (Age 22 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Birth of a daughter
#3
Martha Housewright
about 1864 (Age 23 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 26 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 26 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 28 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
Census September 16, 1870 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterDaisy Duncan
before 1871 (Age 30 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 sisterCordelia Duncan
before 1871 (Age 30 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 brotherPharoah Duncan
March 7, 1871 (Age 30 years)
Note: See Obituary and Life Story record
Deathunknown

Probate September 1871 (Age 30 years)
Note: Information is found on Images 1208 -> 1211.
Death of a brotherIsaac Duncan
1877 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sisterRachel Amanda Duncan
February 1, 1891 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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
Death of a brotherGanum Duncan
March 17, 1911 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterHarriet Duncan
April 24, 1912 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 75 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherCannon Duncan
April 3, 1918 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 76 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 77 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a brotherJasper Duncan
December 22, 1925 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 88 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 100 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 109 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 105 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 25, 1821Grainger, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder sister
Harriet Duncan
Birth: October 25, 1823 25 20Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 24, 1912Blaine, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Anna E Duncan
Birth: December 1826 28 23Tennessee, United States
Death: July 29, 1851Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Daisy Duncan
Birth: about 1828 30 25Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1871Tennessee, United States
2 months
elder brother
Ganum Duncan
Birth: March 14, 1828 30 25Tennessee, United States
Death: March 17, 1911Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Cannon Duncan
Birth: March 12, 1830 32 27Tennessee, United States
Death: April 3, 1918Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
Isaac Duncan
Birth: 1833 35 30Mascot, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1877Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Rachel Amanda Duncan
Birth: February 1, 1835 37 32Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1891Paulding, Georgia, United States
6 years
elder brother
Pharoah Duncan
Birth: about 1840 42 37Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1871Knox, Tennessee, United States
2 years
herself
2 months
brother
7 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Cordelia Duncan
Birth: about 1849 51 46Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1871Tennessee, United States
8 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Family with John Calvin Housewright - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 11, 1859Grainger, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
2 years
son
2 years
daughter

Artalissa Duncan has 9 first cousins recorded

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Birth
Birth year/place based on 1850 census
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Duncan - Household

Grainger, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Benjamin Duncanhead52MWFarm400VAx
Lucy Duncanwife42FWTNx
Harriet Duncandaughter25FWTNx
Anna Duncandaughter23FWTNx
Daycy Duncandaughter22FWTNx
Ganum Duncanchild21MWFarmTNx
Isaac Duncanchild17MWFarmTN
Amanda Duncandaughter15FWTN
Pharoah Duncanson10MWTN
Arlilissa Duncandaughter9FWTN
Jasper Duncanson8MWTN
Sarah Duncandaughter3FWTN
Cordelia Duncandaughter1FWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Artalissa Duncan - Household

District 18 Knox, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Houseright, Artatacohead29FWHousekeeperTN
Housewright, John Cson8MWTN
Housewright, Marthadaughter6FWTN

Probate
Information is found on Images 1208 -> 1211.
Probate
The Will was probated during the summer/fall of 1871. At that time, there were a total of 10 heirs listed that were his children. His son, Ganum Duncan, was listed as the Executor. Those heir/children listed during Probate were: (1) Harriet Shipes (nee Duncan), (2) Ganum Duncan, (3) Cannon Duncan, (4) Isaac Duncan, (5) Pharoah Duncan, (6) Artalissa Duncan, (7) Jasper Duncan, (8) Sarah Ann Earnhart (nee Duncan), (9) Louisa Lauo (nee Duncan), and (10) Emaline Mason (nee Duncan). Three children were not listed and are presumed to have died prior to 1871. Those children are: (1) Anna E Duncan, (2) Daisy Duncan, and (3) Cordelia Duncan.
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Artalissa Duncan - Household

ED 99 Grainger, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Duncan, ArtalissaWF39headWdKeeping HousexxTNTNTN
Duncan, IsaacWM17sonSWorks on FarmxxTNTNTN