The Shemwell Family

Docia KindleAge: 65 years18041870

Name
Docia Kindle
Given names
Docia
Surname
Kindle
Married name
Docia Veal
Birth March 28, 1804
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 7 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
MarriageAndrew Nathan VealView this family
June 24, 1822 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Simeon Veal
November 26, 1824 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 27 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 31 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 childSimeon VealMildred Elizabeth TroutmanView this family
April 2, 1846 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 41 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 52 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 husbandAndrew Nathan Veal
October 11, 1863 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 57 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 62 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 62 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 64 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 1870 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crooked Creek Christian Cemetery
Note: Her tombstone is underneath her husband's.
Family with Andrew Nathan Veal - View this family
husband
Andrew Nathan Veal
Birth: February 17, 1801Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
Death: October 11, 1863Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
herself
Docia Kindle
Birth: March 28, 1804Ohio, United States
Death: 1870Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: June 24, 1822Webster, Wayne, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Simeon Veal
Birth: November 26, 1824 23 20Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: April 24, 1904Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, United States

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Name
Simeon Veal Obituary and Family Listing The Falls City tribune (Falls City, Neb.), April 29, 1904 Died — Simeon Veal at the home of his son Orlando Veal on April 24th, aged 79 years, 4 months and 28 days. The funeral was held from the Baptist church west of Verdon Tuesday after- noon. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94056446/1904-04-29/ed-1/?sp=7&st=image&r=0.212,1.037,0.433,0.275,0
Burial
Her tombstone is underneath her husband's.