The Shemwell Family

Nancy Jane SelfAge: 26 years18581884

Name
Nancy Jane Self
Given names
Nancy Jane
Surname
Self
Married name
Nancy Jane Trafton
Birth January 1, 1858
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 9 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 9 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 11 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
MarriageElisha B TraftonView this family
October 16, 1872 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lee Ann Trafton
April 7, 1873 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Walter Malicy Trafton
June 14, 1875 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#3
William Oliver Trafton
August 3, 1877 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 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 daughter
#4
Alice Cornelia Trafton
April 18, 1879 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#5
Emit M Trafton
July 15, 1882 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#6
Trafton
May 15, 1884 (Age 26 years)

Death June 3, 1884 (Age 26 years)
Family with Elisha B Trafton - View this family
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herself
Marriage: October 16, 1872Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States
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Elisha B Trafton + Nancy P Patrick - View this family
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Marriage: October 13, 1891Gonzales, Texas, United States