Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillanAge: 84 years1865–1950
- Name
- Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
- Given names
- Nancy Ann
- Surname
- McMillan
- Married name
- Nancy Ann Shemwell
- Nickname
- Anna
 Birth | June 4, 1865 47 39 |
 Birth of a sister | Judith “Jude” McMillan July 7, 1867 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 months)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 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 of a maternal grandmother | Molly Jane Cook before 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Carolyn Williams between 1868 and 1870 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Philip Williams 1876 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret McLeod 1878 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | John Leo McMillan after 1881 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell — View this family June 30, 1887 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lola Gertrude Shemwell March 18, 1888 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Lymon Shemwell March 11, 1890 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Flora Belle Shemwell January 15, 1893 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 sister | Elizabeth C McMillan October 10, 1899 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Jane McMillan July 8, 1908 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Edward Wilson September 3, 1914 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Franklin Wilson — Lola Gertrude Shemwell — View this family about 1914 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | John Lymon Shemwell — Kate Lorine Hussey — View this family January 29, 1919 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Fillmore Shemwell Batson April 14, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Fillmore Shemwell Batson April 14, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Juanita “Nita” Batson November 7, 1923 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan September 24, 1933 (Age 68 years) Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 3, 1934 (Age 68 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 4, 1934 (Age 68 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Hugh McMillan September 12, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Hugh McMillan September 15, 1940 (Age 75 years) Address: McMillan Cemetery Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | William Thomas McMillan March 6, 1941 (Age 75 years) |
| Burial of a brother | William Thomas McMillan March 9, 1941 (Age 75 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan November 20, 1943 (Age 78 years) |
| Burial of a brother | James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan November 23, 1943 (Age 78 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery Note: Birth date on tombstone is wrong |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a husband | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell May 17, 1947 (Age 81 years) Cause: chronic arthritis |
| Burial of a husband | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell May 19, 1947 (Age 81 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Census | April 4, 1950 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 84 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 80 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 14, 1950 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | April 18, 1950 (4 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Identification number | MCB4-96M Type: FamilySearch |
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| Family with parents |
| father |
John Leo McMillan Birth: February 6, 1818 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1881 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Carolyn Williams Birth: estimated 1826 30 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: between 1868 and 1870 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 3, 1849 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Mary Jane McMillan Birth: August 19, 1851 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1908 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Sarah Margaret McMillan Birth: February 25, 1853 35 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1934 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
John Hugh McMillan Birth: September 18, 1854 36 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 12, 1940 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
William Thomas McMillan Birth: November 28, 1855 37 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan Birth: January 7, 1859 40 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1933 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Elizabeth C McMillan Birth: April 22, 1860 42 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1899 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan Birth: June 18, 1863 45 37 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 20, 1943 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan Birth: June 4, 1865 47 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1950 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Judith “Jude” McMillan Birth: July 7, 1867 49 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1936 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell |
| husband |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1865 50 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1947 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan Birth: June 4, 1865 47 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1950 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1887 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Lola Gertrude Shemwell Birth: March 18, 1888 22 22 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 4, 1974 — Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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2 years son |
John Lymon Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1890 24 24 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1970 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Flora Belle Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1893 27 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1982 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household
Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household
Houston Tn.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah Shemwell - Household
Civil District 4 Midway town Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell - Household
Tennessee Ridge Road Houston, Tennessee
Census says Mary should be Anna. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Hugh McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
Assumed William Thomas ..same Dist. 4 as 1920. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Stephen Batson - Household
4th District Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - James Stephen “Steve” Batson - Household
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