The Shemwell Family

Nancy Miller1849

Name
Nancy Miller
Given names
Nancy
Surname
Miller
Married name
Nancy Smart
Birth about 1849 23 17
Census October 12, 1850 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherDaniel G Miller
about 1851 (Age 2 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Miller
February 2, 1852 (Age 3 years)
Note: Cause of death: Typhus Fever
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Marriage of a parentJohn R JohnsonLucinda EppsView this family
about 1860 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” McGehee
October 18, 1862 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoshua Epps
December 20, 1864 (Age 15 years)
Note: Epps, Joshua
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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
Marriage of a parentPeter MacomLucinda EppsView this family
January 26, 1867 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAzelia Vernetta Macom
September 20, 1867 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 18 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 18 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-sisterIsabell Macom
about 1868 (Age 19 years)
MarriageJoseph M SmartView this family
about 1869 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 20 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 June 9, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emma N Smart
December 10, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a half-sisterJulia Macom
November 11, 1873 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a half-sisterIsabell Macom
before 1880 (Age 31 years)
Death of a half-sisterJulia Macom
before 1880 (Age 31 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Lorenzo StandleyEmma N SmartView this family
February 17, 1888 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 motherLucinda Epps
after 1900 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 67 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 68 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 69 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 80 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
Death of a brotherDaniel G Miller
October 11, 1942 (Age 93 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 92 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
Death of a half-sisterAzelia Vernetta Macom
October 1, 1947 (Age 98 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 101 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
Death of a daughterEmma N Smart
April 2, 1956 (Age 107 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 97 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
George Miller
Birth: from 1826 to 1828Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death: February 2, 1852St. Louis, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1848Wayne, Missouri, United States
2 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Mother’s family with John R Johnson - View this family
step-father
John R Johnson
Birth: from 1820 to 1830Missouri, United States
Death: August 6, 1865Oregon, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1860Bates, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with Peter Macom - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1867Missouri, United States
8 months
half-sister
15 months
half-sister
Isabell Macom
Birth: about 1868 36 36Missouri, United States
Death: before 1880Missouri, United States
6 years
half-sister
Julia Macom
Birth: November 11, 1873 41 42Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1880Missouri, United States
Family with Joseph M Smart - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1869Butler, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
Emma N Smart
Birth: December 10, 1870 22 21Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 2, 1956Bismarck, St. Francois, Missouri, United States

Nancy Miller has 42 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (42)

Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson
2Henry Carroll Epps18581945
3Isaac N Epps18621949
4Joshua H Epps18651956
5Mary Rosetta Epps18671936
6Martha Azlee Epps18701948
8Lula Belle Epps18771966
9Artie Epps18801946
Parents John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore
2Thomas Daniel Epps18821967
4Lulu May Epps18861930
Parents John A Epps + Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum
1Emma Ann Epps18721950
Parents Peter Macom + Mary Epps
1William V Macom18551897
2John Macom1858
4Artamissa Macom18611881
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
2Sarah Ann Epps18651896
9Mary Elca Epps18831883
10Martin Alva Epps18841884
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Susannah Charlotte Emerson
1Grover Eber Epps18851926
Parents Obadiah R Epps + Minerva Vandover
2Reedy Epps18641870
3Mary Louise Epps18651940
7A R Epps1875
8A E Epps1878
Parents Micajah H “Cage” Vandover + Martha Epps
2Thomas N Vandover18681883
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - George Miller - Household

Wayne, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
George Millerhead22MWMO
Lucinda Millerwife19FWMO
Nancy Millerdaughter1FWMO
Washing Stroup23MWLaborerMOx

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Joseph M Smart - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Miller, Josephhead22MWFarmer200TNx
Miller, Nancywife21FWKeeping HouseMO
Miller, Daniel19MWFarm LaborerMO