The Shemwell Family

Nancy Ann AdkinsAge: 79 years17851864

Name
Nancy Ann Adkins
Given names
Nancy Ann
Surname
Adkins
Married name
Nancy Ann Frost
Married name
Nancy Ann Benbrook
Birth about 1785
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 8 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 18 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
MarriageThomas Micajah FrostView this family
about 1812 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Frost
about 1814 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 27 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 son
#2
Andrew Jackson Frost
November 27, 1816 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Adalaide Frost
about 1817 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a son
#4
Pleasant Miller Frost
January 13, 1819 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Riley Porter Frost
about 1820 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Richard Frost
February 8, 1823 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a daughter
#7
Artema Elvira Frost
December 1825 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Christopher Columbus Frost
April 1, 1831 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 47 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 50 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 husbandThomas Micajah Frost
about 1838 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 61 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 sonRiley Porter Frost
about 1857 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 72 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 sonAndrew Jackson Frost
December 24, 1862 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sonThomas Frost
March 17, 1863 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 76 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
Death about 1864 (Age 79 years)
Family with Thomas Micajah Frost - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1812
3 years
son
Thomas Frost
Birth: about 1814 19 29
Death: March 17, 1863Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Andrew Jackson Frost
Birth: November 27, 1816 21 31Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 24, 1862Barry, Missouri, United States
13 months
daughter
2 years
son
Pleasant Miller Frost
Birth: January 13, 1819 24 34Stone, Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 1881Wise, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Riley Porter Frost
Birth: about 1820 25 35Missouri, United States
Death: about 1857Texas, United States
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
Artema Elvira Frost
Birth: December 1825 30 40Missouri, United States
Death: about 1905Jasper, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Christopher Columbus Frost
Birth: April 1, 1831 36 46Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1917Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States