The Shemwell Family

Keziah NicholsAge: 55 years17901846

Name
Keziah Nichols
Given names
Keziah
Surname
Nichols
Married name
Keziah Wooldridge
Birth July 6, 1790 47 19
Death of a motherSarah Stout
December 30, 1797 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 2 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 12 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
MarriageJosiah Wooldridge Sr.View this family
August 12, 1806 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John H Wooldridge
about 1807 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Narcissa Wooldridge
March 7, 1809 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Harrison
before June 8, 1809 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Noblett
March 2, 1811 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#3
William Ferdinand Wooldridge
October 1, 1811 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Alfred Nichols Wooldridge
September 9, 1813 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 21 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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Susan Wooldridge
about 1815 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Nichols Sr.
April 1817 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Minerva Wooldridge
May 30, 1820 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Col. Henry Wooldridge
January 29, 1822 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCharles Stout Sr.
January 30, 1822 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Josiah Wooldridge Jr.
about 1824 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 41 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 45 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 of a sonJohn H Wooldridge
about 1844 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 55 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 January 7, 1846 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Bethlehem Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Nichols Sr.
Birth: June 24, 1743 22 18Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 1817Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
mother
Sarah Stout
Birth: February 14, 1771 28 24Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 30, 1797Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 3, 1788Orange, North Carolina, United States
8 months
elder brother
16 months
herself
Father’s family with Martha Elizabeth Averil - View this family
father
John Nichols Sr.
Birth: June 24, 1743 22 18Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 1817Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
step-mother
Marriage: February 20, 1766Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Family with Josiah Wooldridge Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 12, 1806Davidson, Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
John H Wooldridge
Birth: about 1807 19 16Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1844Maury, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Narcissa Wooldridge
Birth: March 7, 1809 21 18Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 6, 1892Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
William Ferdinand Wooldridge
Birth: October 1, 1811 23 21Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1, 1879Graves, Kentucky, United States
23 months
son
Alfred Nichols Wooldridge
Birth: September 9, 1813 25 23Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 9, 1859Alabama, United States
2 years
daughter
Susan Wooldridge
Birth: about 1815 27 24Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death:
5 years
daughter
Minerva Wooldridge
Birth: May 30, 1820 32 29Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death:
20 months
son
Col. Henry Wooldridge
Birth: January 29, 1822 34 31Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 30, 1899Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Josiah Wooldridge Jr.
Birth: about 1824 36 33Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1859

Keziah Nichols has 6 first cousins recorded

Father's family (6)

Parents Richard Evans Jr. + Mary Nichols
1Frances Ann Evans17801870
2Hugh Evans17881870
3Mary Esther Evans17961871
5Amelia Evans18101850

Mother's family (0)