The Shemwell Family

Nancy Rebecca BreezeelAge: 57 years18511908

Name
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel
Given names
Nancy Rebecca
Surname
Breezeel
Married name
Nancy Rebecca Shemwell
Birth October 1851 28 24
Death of a motherUrsula Morgan Pearson
1854 (Age 2 years)

Marriage of a parentWillis Washington BreezeelNancy ShemwellView this family
July 20, 1855 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-sisterSusan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
May 24, 1856 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAmanda Louvena Breezeel
March 28, 1858 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a half-brotherJamie Lee Breezeel
August 10, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Death of a half-brotherJamie Lee Breezeel
1860 (Age 8 years)
Census July 24, 1860 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherGeorge Milas Breezeel
October 6, 1862 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterDora Laura Breezeel
May 10, 1865 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 15 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 15 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-brotherHenry Lee Breezeel
June 23, 1868 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 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
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Pinkney Breezeel
December 1870 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 5, 1880 (Age 28 years)
MarriageDavid Alexander ShemwellView this family
February 1, 1892 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherWillis Washington Breezeel
July 1897 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 48 years)
Death of a husbandDavid Alexander Shemwell
May 24, 1904 (Age 52 years)
Cause: Heart Trouble
Death December 19, 1908 (Age 57 years)
Address: Near Oak Level
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1845
7 years
herself
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel
Birth: October 1851 28 24Kentucky, United States
Death: December 19, 1908Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
-5 years
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
Father’s family with Nancy Shemwell - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 20, 1855Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
10 months
half-sister
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1932Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
22 months
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
Jamie Lee Breezeel
Birth: August 10, 1860 37 29Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1860Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-brother
3 years
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
William Pinkney Breezeel
Birth: December 1870 47 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1959Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Family with David Alexander Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel
Birth: October 1851 28 24Kentucky, United States
Death: December 19, 1908Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: February 1, 1892Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J Roach - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1845Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-son
2 years
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
3 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-daughter
Nancy Adeline Shemwell
Birth: September 5, 1854 34 32Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 12, 1888Brewers, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-son
19 months
step-daughter
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1878Kentucky, United States
4 years
step-daughter
18 months
step-son
3 years
step-son

Nancy Rebecca Breezeel has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Willis Washington Breezeel - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
W W Breezeelhead37MWFarmerTN
N Breezeelwife29FWHouse wifeNC
U E Breezeeldaughter13FWKY
T T Breezeelson11MWKY
N B A Breezeeldaughter8FWKY
S J Breezeeldaughter4FWKY
A L Breezeeldaughter2FWKY

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Willis Washington Breezeel - Household

Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Willis W BreezeelWM57headMFarmerTNNCNC
Nancy BreezeelWF48wifeMKeeping HouseNCNCNC
Nancy R A BreezeelWF29daughterSAt homeKYTNTN
Susannah Jane BreezeelWF24daughterSAt homeKYTNNC
George Milas BreezeelWM18sonSWorks on farmKYTNNC
Laura D S T BreezeelWF15daughterSAt homeKYTNNC
Henry Lee BreezeelWM11sonSKYTNNC
William P W BreezeelWM9sonSKYTNNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household

Oak Level, Marshall Ky.

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
David ShemwellheadWMFeb 182080M8--NCNCNCFarmer
Rebecca ShemwellwifeWFOct 185148M811KYTNTN
Edwin M. BreezeelnephewWMJul 188019SKYKYKY