Dugger FreemanAge: 89 years1807–1897
- Name
- Dugger Freeman
- Given names
- Dugger
- Surname
- Freeman
 Birth | September 26, 1807 27 23 |
 Birth of a brother | John Freeman Jr. April 28, 1810 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Michael B Freeman January 11, 1813 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel T Freeman April 17, 1816 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Eva Tanner 1824 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 24 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 |
 Marriage | Nancy Shemwell — View this family September 3, 1834 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 28 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 son #1 | John Freeman 1838 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Painter May 15, 1839 (Age 31 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 38 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 | August 24, 1850 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | John Freeman March 26, 1855 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 49 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 22, 1860 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 53 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 59 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 59 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 61 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 |
| Census | August 29, 1870 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Shemwell November 20, 1875 (Age 68 years) |
| Will | 1876 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 70 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 19, 1880 (Age 72 years) Note: Living in J G Freeman household, nephew. |
| Death of a brother | Michael B Freeman August 6, 1886 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | January 12, 1897 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brittain Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Freeman Birth: about 1780 — Virginia, United States Death: March 26, 1855 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Barbara Painter Birth: 1784 24 29 — Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: July 12, 1804 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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| brother |
Albert Gallatin Freeman Death: |
| elder brother |
George Freeman Birth: June 5, 1805 25 21 Death: |
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2 years himself |
Dugger Freeman Birth: September 26, 1807 27 23 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 12, 1897 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Freeman Jr. Birth: April 28, 1810 30 26 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Michael B Freeman Birth: January 11, 1813 33 29 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: August 6, 1886 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Daniel T Freeman Birth: April 17, 1816 36 32 Death: |
| Family with Nancy Shemwell |
| himself |
Dugger Freeman Birth: September 26, 1807 27 23 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 12, 1897 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: 1795 39 26 Death: November 20, 1875 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 3, 1834 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
John Freeman Birth: 1838 30 43 Death: |
Dugger Freeman has 2 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (2)
Parents William Shemwell + Elizabeth Painter
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Shemwell - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Dugger Freeman - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Dugger Freeman - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | Living in J G Freeman household, nephew. |