The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth M NorrisAge: 86 years18251912

Name
Elizabeth M Norris
Given names
Elizabeth M
Surname
Norris
Married name
Elizabeth M Greene
Birth December 22, 1825 28 30
Birth of a brotherJohn Riley Norris
October 22, 1828 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Washington Norris
April 5, 1831 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 6 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 brotherWilliam Norris
April 9, 1834 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 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 brotherIsaac Norris
February 9, 1837 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherIsaac “Flatty” Greene
February 18, 1855 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Booth
June 8, 1855 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a brotherWilliam Norris
April 30, 1864 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 41 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 41 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 43 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 fatherJonathan Norris
February 21, 1875 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 52 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 motherElizabeth Greene
June 18, 1887 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Riley Norris
November 3, 1889 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 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 brotherFranklin Norris
December 29, 1900 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterMary “Polly” Norris
March 6, 1905 (Age 79 years)
Death December 16, 1912 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
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elder brother
Franklin Norris
Birth: March 14, 1821 23 26Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 29, 1900Butler, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary “Polly” Norris
Birth: July 4, 1823 26 28Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1905Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
herself
Elizabeth M Norris
Birth: December 22, 1825 28 30Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 16, 1912Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Riley Norris
Birth: October 22, 1828 31 33Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 3, 1889Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
George Washington Norris
Birth: April 5, 1831 33 36Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 7, 1926
3 years
younger brother
William Norris
Birth: April 9, 1834 36 39Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 30, 1864Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Isaac Norris
Birth: February 9, 1837 39 41Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 21, 1913Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Elizabeth M Norris has 36 first cousins recorded