Nancy Jane MitchellAge: 18 years1848–1867
- Name
- Nancy Jane Mitchell
- Given names
- Nancy Jane
- Surname
- Mitchell
- Married name
- Nancy Jane Pool
 Birth | September 6, 1848 30 22 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 maternal grandfather | James Shemwell June 1849 (Age 8 months) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell February 14, 1853 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Mitchell September 1855 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Mitchell July 4, 1856 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 brother | Henry Mitchell before 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | September 3, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell December 3, 1860 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell January 21, 1866 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 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 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Death | June 1867 (Age 18 years) Note: Nancy Jane was blind, at least part of her life according to Jack Edward Millen and his cousin Calvin Millen - She was Aunt. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Mitchell Birth: June 20, 1818 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: March 13, 1900 — Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1826 28 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1906 — Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1845 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
William Caswell Mitchell Birth: January 21, 1846 27 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 8, 1893 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Nancy Jane Mitchell Birth: September 6, 1848 30 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1867 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Frances Josephine “Fannie” Mitchell Birth: February 14, 1853 34 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry Mitchell Birth: September 1855 37 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months younger brother |
Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Mitchell Birth: July 4, 1856 38 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1924 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Augustus Ebin “Gus” Mitchell Birth: December 3, 1860 42 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 21, 1920 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Mary Lee “Mollie” Mitchell Birth: January 21, 1866 47 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1930 — Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States |
Nancy Jane Mitchell has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents Benjamin Franklin Shemwell + Mary Catherine Hall
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Henry Mitchell - Household
1860 Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Death | Nancy Jane was blind, at least part of her life according to Jack Edward Millen and his cousin Calvin Millen - She was Aunt. |