The Shemwell Family

Susannah “Sucky” DuncanAge: 48 years18241872

Name
Susannah “Sucky” Duncan
Given names
Susannah
Surname
Duncan
Married name
Susannah Massengill
Nickname
Sucky
Birth about 1824 27 31
Birth of a brotherJacob Frost Duncan
April 19, 1825 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherElijah Frost “Lige” Duncan
April 19, 1825 (Age 15 months)
Death of a brotherJacob Frost Duncan
April 19, 1825 (Age 15 months)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Frost
April 28, 1825 (Age 15 months)
Marriage of a parentMoses DuncanElizabeth DavisView this family
about 1826 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a half-brotherAlfred Duncan
about 1828 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-brotherIsaac Duncan
about 1829 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 8 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 half-sisterTelitha Cumile Duncan
July 4, 1833 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-sisterJuanna “Juda” Duncan
about 1834 (Age 10 years)

Birth of a half-brotherThomas L “Devil Tom” Duncan
March 10, 1834 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 11 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 half-sisterMargaret “Mary Polly” Duncan
about 1837 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMartha Duncan
about 1838 (Age 14 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Ann Robbins
before 1839 (Age 15 years)

Marriage of a parentMoses DuncanNancy NolanView this family
December 8, 1839 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGracie Adaline Duncan
October 1840 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Riley Duncan
March 4, 1842 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherMicajah Frost
February 4, 1843 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-sisterKatherine “Katie” Duncan
February 1846 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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 half-brotherAlfred Duncan
before 1850 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a half-brotherMoses M Duncan
about 1851 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a half-brotherSamuel Dunn “Sammie” Duncan
about 1852 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMinerva J Duncan
about 1854 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 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 Wilson Duncan
March 19, 1862 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Killed in Civil War
Death of a half-brotherIsaac Duncan
about 1862 (Age 38 years)

Death of a half-sisterMinerva J Duncan
October 3, 1862 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 37 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 43 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 43 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 45 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 sisterNancy S “Nanna” Duncan
January 1872 (on the date of death)
Death of a fatherMoses Duncan
January 16, 1872 (Age 48 years)
Death January 1872 (Age 48 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 1814Anderson, Tennessee, United States
9 months
elder sister
Nancy S “Nanna” Duncan
Birth: January 15, 1815 18 22Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1872Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder sister
Elizabeth Ann Duncan
Birth: March 16, 1816 19 23Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1890Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Sarah L Duncan
Birth: February 14, 1819 22 26Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1880Anderson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Wilson Duncan
Birth: about 1821 24 28Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 19, 1862Anderson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
herself
Susannah “Sucky” Duncan
Birth: about 1824 27 31Tennessee, United States
Death: January 1872Tennessee, United States
16 months
younger brother
Jacob Frost Duncan
Birth: April 19, 1825 28 32Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 19, 1825Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
younger brother
Elijah Frost “Lige” Duncan
Birth: April 19, 1825 28 32Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 27, 1897Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Elizabeth Davis - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1826
3 years
half-brother
Alfred Duncan
Birth: about 1828 31Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1850
2 years
half-brother
Isaac Duncan
Birth: about 1829 32Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1862
5 years
half-sister
Telitha Cumile Duncan
Birth: July 4, 1833 36Tennessee, United States
Death: December 23, 1896Anderson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
half-sister
2 months
half-brother
Thomas L “Devil Tom” Duncan
Birth: March 10, 1834 37Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1906Knox, Tennessee, United States
4 years
half-sister
2 years
half-sister
half-sister
Father’s family with Nancy Nolan - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 8, 1839Haywood, North Carolina, United States
11 months
half-sister
17 months
half-brother
William Riley Duncan
Birth: March 4, 1842 45 27Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 9, 1908Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
half-sister
half-sister
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
3 years
half-sister