The Shemwell Family

Nancy Hubbard1802

Name
Nancy Hubbard
Given names
Nancy
Surname
Hubbard
Married name
Nancy Cooley
Birth August 13, 1802 26 21
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 4 months)

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
Death of a fatherWilliam Hubbard
August 11, 1813 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 9 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
MarriageGeorge CooleyView this family
April 1, 1819 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah A Cooley
about 1822 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Baker de Graffenried
January 7, 1823 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jerome Cooley
about 1824 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
America Victoria Cooley
May 10, 1826 (Age 23 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 29 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 daughter
#4
Mary Elizabeth Cooley
about 1835 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 33 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 childWilliam Luther “Buck” GilliamSarah A CooleyView this family
about 1838 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Isabella Cooley
about 1839 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Georgia Ann Gilliam
1839 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley
about 1843 (Age 40 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGideon Johnson
November 1, 1843 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Florence Gilliam
1844 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Eulalia Cooley
about 1845 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childJerome CooleyIdotha SmithView this family
February 25, 1846 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childDavid Gee CampbellAmerica Victoria CooleyView this family
March 4, 1846 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3
William Luther Gilliam
December 25, 1847 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 43 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Nancy Elizabeth Gilliam
January 11, 1849 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
America Capitola Gilliam
1853 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6
Thomas Gray Gilliam
October 23, 1855 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 54 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 grandson
#7
Emerson Gilliam
1859 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Emma B Gilliam
November 23, 1863 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 58 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
#9
Althea G Gilliam
June 2, 1865 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 64 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 64 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 66 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 75 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a granddaughterNancy Elizabeth Gilliam
1891 (Age 88 years)
Death of a daughterAmerica Victoria Cooley
December 14, 1891 (Age 89 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 95 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
Marriage of a childGeorge AndersonMary Elizabeth CooleyView this family
December 23, 1905 (Age 103 years)

Death of a daughterSarah A Cooley
about 1905 (Age 102 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 3, 1798Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
5 years
herself
Mother’s family with Simon Ward - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
Mother’s family with Robert Wells - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
Family with George Cooley - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 1, 1819
4 years
daughter
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
10 years
daughter
5 years
daughter
5 years
son
3 years
daughter