The Shemwell Family

Nancy Cobb1816

Name
Nancy Cobb
Given names
Nancy
Surname
Cobb
Married name
Nancy Lambert
Birth 1816
Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 16 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
MarriageJohn LambertView this family
about 1833 (Age 17 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Frances “Frankie” Lambert
1834 (Age 18 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 19 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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 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
Census October 15, 1850 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Edgar BaldwinFrances “Frankie” LambertView this family
October 11, 1853 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Josephus M Baldwin
1855 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Alexander Baldwin
November 29, 1856 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 41 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 granddaughter
#3
Catherine Baldwin
1860 (Age 44 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1870 Census
Birth of a grandson
#4
Benjamin F Baldwin
March 23, 1863 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 45 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 granddaughter
#5
Susan Alice Baldwin
1866 (Age 50 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 51 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 51 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 53 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Alice Baldwin
1881 (Age 65 years)
Death of a grandsonJosephus M Baldwin
1898 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 82 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
Death of a daughterFrances “Frankie” Lambert
before 1900 (Age 84 years)
Note: Husband is listed as a Widow in 1900 Census
Death of a granddaughterAlice Baldwin
1916 (Age 100 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 100 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 101 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 102 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Deathunknown

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husband
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Marriage: about 1833Indiana, United States
2 years
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Birth
Birth info based on 1850 Census
Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Lambert - Household

Lancaster, Keokuk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Lamberthead39MWFarmer500KYx
Nancy Lambertwife34FWKYx
Frances Lambertdaughter16FWINx
Sarah J Lambertdaughter14FWINx
John R Lambertson12MWINx
Asa Lambertson10MWINx
Benjamin Lambertson6MWINx
Thomas Lambertson4MWIA
Zerilda Lambertdaughter1FWIA