The Shemwell Family

Nancy Green1800

Name
Nancy Green
Given names
Nancy
Surname
Green
Married name
Nancy Shemwell
Married name
Nancy Alexander
Birth 1800 38
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 3 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 12 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 brotherJames F Green
May 8, 1817 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherChristopher C Green
March 13, 1819 (Age 19 years)
MarriageJames ShemwellView this family
November 18, 1819 (Age 19 years)
Note: James mispelled as James Shammel
Birth of a son
#1
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell
March 7, 1823 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a brotherHartwell A J Green
1824 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
January 20, 1826 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ann Green
February 15, 1826 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 32 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 35 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
Marriage of a childBenjamin Franklin ShemwellMary Catherine HallView this family
estimated 1842 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
William McKinley Shemwell
December 20, 1843 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Ann Shemwell
March 28, 1844 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childHenry MitchellHarriet Miranda “Mary” ShemwellView this family
1845 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
1846 (Age 46 years)
Note: or Green County, Kentucky
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Caswell Mitchell
January 21, 1846 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Green
April 12, 1848 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
James Caswell Shemwell
April 22, 1848 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Nancy Jane Mitchell
September 6, 1848 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 46 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 husbandJames Shemwell
June 1849 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Elphina Ella Shemwell
March 13, 1850 (Age 50 years)
Census June 1, 1850 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell
February 14, 1853 (Age 53 years)
MarriageAndrew AlexanderView this family
December 1, 1853 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Henry Mitchell
September 1855 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Mitchell
July 4, 1856 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherNancy “Polly” Chappell
September 9, 1856 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell
August 12, 1857 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherHartwell A J Green
April 4, 1859 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
May 4, 1859 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann Green
October 30, 1859 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 57 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 grandsonHenry Mitchell
before 1860 (Age 60 years)
Census July 30, 1860 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell
December 3, 1860 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
September 23, 1861 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 61 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Mary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell
January 21, 1866 (Age 66 years)
Death of a granddaughterNancy Jane Mitchell
June 1867 (Age 67 years)
Note: Nancy Jane was blind, at least part of her life according to Jack Edward Millen and his cousin Calvin Millen - She was Aunt.
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 67 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 67 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 69 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 78 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 granddaughterFrances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell
October 11, 1880 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherChristopher C Green
March 28, 1881 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherJames F Green
March 23, 1892 (Age 92 years)
Burial of a brotherJames F Green
1892 (Age 92 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Family Cemetery
Death of a grandsonWilliam Caswell Mitchell
October 8, 1893 (Age 93 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 98 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 sonBenjamin Franklin Shemwell
November 11, 1905 (Age 105 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a daughterHarriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
March 11, 1906 (Age 106 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
17 years
younger brother
James F Green
Birth: May 8, 1817 55Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 23, 1892Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
22 months
younger brother
Christopher C Green
Birth: March 13, 1819 57Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 1881Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
6 years
younger brother
Hartwell A J Green
Birth: 1824 62Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 4, 1859Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Ann Green
Birth: February 15, 1826 64Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 30, 1859Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
sister
brother
sister
Family with James Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 18, 1819Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
Family with Andrew Alexander - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 1, 1853Todd, Kentucky, United States

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Marriage
James mispelled as James Shammel November 15, 1818
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Green - Household

Dist 2, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Nancy Shemwellhead49FWNC

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Shemwell - Household

Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
Nancy Shemwell49FNC

Notes: p-258B Living alone with slaves

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Alexander - Household

Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Andrew Alexanderhead69MWFarmerVA
Nancy Alexanderwife60FWNC
M A S13FWKY

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