The Shemwell Family

Moses DuncanAge: 75 years17971872

Name
Moses Duncan
Given names
Moses
Surname
Duncan
Birth about 1797
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
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 6 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
MarriageMary “Polly” FrostView this family
May 1814 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy S “Nanna” Duncan
January 15, 1815 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 15 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
#2
Elizabeth Ann Duncan
March 16, 1816 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah L Duncan
February 14, 1819 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Wilson Duncan
about 1821 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Susannah “Sucky” Duncan
about 1824 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Jacob Frost Duncan
April 19, 1825 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Elijah Frost “Lige” Duncan
April 19, 1825 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonJacob Frost Duncan
April 19, 1825 (Age 28 years)
Death of a wifeMary “Polly” Frost
April 28, 1825 (Age 28 years)
MarriageElizabeth DavisView this family
about 1826 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Alfred Duncan
about 1828 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Isaac Duncan
about 1829 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 35 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 daughter
#10
Telitha Cumile Duncan
July 4, 1833 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Juanna “Juda” Duncan
about 1834 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a son
#12
Thomas L “Devil Tom” Duncan
March 10, 1834 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 38 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 daughter
#13
Margaret “Mary Polly” Duncan
about 1837 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#14
Martha Duncan
about 1838 (Age 41 years)

Death of a wifeElizabeth Davis
January 26, 1839 (Age 42 years)
MarriageNancy NolanView this family
December 8, 1839 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#15
Gracie Adaline Duncan
October 1840 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#16
William Riley Duncan
March 4, 1842 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#17
Katherine “Katie” Duncan
February 1846 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 49 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 sonAlfred Duncan
before 1850 (Age 53 years)

Birth of a son
#18
Moses M Duncan
about 1851 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a son
#19
Samuel Dunn “Sammie” Duncan
about 1852 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a daughter
#20
Minerva J Duncan
about 1854 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 60 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 sonWilliam Wilson Duncan
March 19, 1862 (Age 65 years)
Cause: Killed in Civil War
Death of a sonIsaac Duncan
about 1862 (Age 65 years)

Death of a daughterMinerva J Duncan
October 3, 1862 (Age 65 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 64 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 70 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 70 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 72 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 daughterNancy S “Nanna” Duncan
January 1872 (Age 75 years)
Death of a daughterSusannah “Sucky” Duncan
January 1872 (Age 75 years)
Death January 16, 1872 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frost Bottom Cemetery
Family with Mary “Polly” Frost - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 1814Anderson, Tennessee, United States
9 months
daughter
Nancy S “Nanna” Duncan
Birth: January 15, 1815 18 22Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1872Tennessee, United States
14 months
daughter
Elizabeth Ann Duncan
Birth: March 16, 1816 19 23Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1890Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Sarah L Duncan
Birth: February 14, 1819 22 26Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1880Anderson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
William Wilson Duncan
Birth: about 1821 24 28Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 19, 1862Anderson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Susannah “Sucky” Duncan
Birth: about 1824 27 31Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1872Tennessee, United States
16 months
son
Jacob Frost Duncan
Birth: April 19, 1825 28 32Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 19, 1825Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
son
Elijah Frost “Lige” Duncan
Birth: April 19, 1825 28 32Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 27, 1897Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Elizabeth Davis - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1826
3 years
son
Alfred Duncan
Birth: about 1828 31Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1850
2 years
son
Isaac Duncan
Birth: about 1829 32Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1862
5 years
daughter
Telitha Cumile Duncan
Birth: July 4, 1833 36Tennessee, United States
Death: December 23, 1896Anderson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
daughter
2 months
son
Thomas L “Devil Tom” Duncan
Birth: March 10, 1834 37Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1906Knox, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
daughter
Family with Nancy Nolan - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 8, 1839Haywood, North Carolina, United States
11 months
daughter
17 months
son
William Riley Duncan
Birth: March 4, 1842 45 27Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 9, 1908Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
daughter
son
2 years
son
3 years
daughter