Andrew Jackson ArmstrongAge: 69 years1800–1869
- Name
- Andrew Jackson Armstrong
- Given names
- Andrew Jackson
- Surname
- Armstrong
 Birth | estimated 1800 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 3 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 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 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 |
 Marriage | Elmira A McCoy — View this family about 1829 (Age 29 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong July 15, 1831 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 32 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Andrew Jackson Armstrong February 1836 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 35 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lucy Ann Armstrong calculated 1845 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 46 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas W Shemwell — Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong — View this family January 11, 1853 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell December 31, 1854 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John A Shemwell December 3, 1855 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Thomas Allen Shemwell December 20, 1857 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Joseph Mason Shemwell July 17, 1859 (Age 59 years) Note: or Tennessee |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 57 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 #5 | Alice M Shemwell April 25, 1862 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mahala May “Ella” Shemwell May 24, 1864 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Middleton V “Milt” Francis — Lucy Ann Armstrong — View this family February 9, 1865 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 61 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 grandson #7 | Henry Isaac Shamwell October 14, 1867 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 67 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 67 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Ann C Shemwell January 15, 1869 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 69 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 | before December 1869 (Age 69 years) |
| Family with Elmira A McCoy |
| himself |
Andrew Jackson Armstrong Birth: estimated 1800 — North Carolina, United States Death: before December 1869 |
| wife |
Elmira A McCoy Birth: about 1812 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: 1873 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1829 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong Birth: July 15, 1831 31 19 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1917 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Andrew Jackson Armstrong Birth: February 1836 36 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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10 years daughter |
Lucy Ann Armstrong Birth: calculated 1845 45 33 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: |