Nancy ShemwellAge: 60 years1831–1892
- Name
- Nancy Shemwell
- Given names
- Nancy
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Nancy Breezeel
 Birth | July 8, 1831 38 31 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 months)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 sister | Polly Shemwell after 1832 (Age 5 months) |
| Birth of a brother | James Shemwell after 1833 (Age 17 months) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 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 brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell 1839 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susannah W “Susie” Cox August 3, 1839 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Shemwell October 28, 1845 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David Cox 1848 (Age 16 years) |
 Census | August 29, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Willis Washington Breezeel — View this family July 20, 1855 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel May 24, 1856 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Amanda Louvena Breezeel March 28, 1858 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a son | Jamie Lee Breezeel 1860 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | July 24, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Jamie Lee Breezeel August 10, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Milous R “Miles” Shemwell October 3, 1862 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | George Milas Breezeel October 6, 1862 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Dora Laura Breezeel May 10, 1865 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 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 35 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 35 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #6 | Henry Lee Breezeel June 23, 1868 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 37 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 |
| Birth of a son #7 | William Pinkney Breezeel December 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 46 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 granddaughter #1 | Lucy L Ford 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Franklin “Bob” Ford — Amanda Louvena Breezeel — View this family March 4, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Milburn Ford 1882 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Wilson Castleberry — Dora Laura Breezeel — View this family Type: Religious marriage May 10, 1882 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Milburn Ford 1882 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Irena Castleberry April 18, 1883 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Henry Cleverland “Clete” Castleberry November 22, 1884 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Robert Courtney Ford 1885 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Ford 1886 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Ford 1886 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Jamie Leland Castleberry May 17, 1887 (Age 55 years) twin: Mamie L Castleberry
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| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Mamie L Castleberry May 17, 1887 (Age 55 years) twin: Jamie Leland Castleberry
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| Birth of a grandson #9 | Edwin B Breezeel June 1887 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Willis N Ford 1888 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Nanny Breezeel 1888 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Milas Breezeel — Martha Jane Hendrickson — View this family calculated 1888 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Nanny Breezeel 1888 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Pinkney H Shemwell October 3, 1888 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Bessie Breezeel 1889 (Age 57 years) twin: Jessie Breezeel
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| Birth of a grandson #13 | Jessie Breezeel 1889 (Age 57 years) twin: Bessie Breezeel
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| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Flossie Ford March 29, 1890 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Willie W Castleberry August 1890 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Henrietta “Etta” Breezeel April 21, 1891 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | 1892 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ford Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Shemwell Birth: July 23, 1792 42 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 28, 1845 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Susannah W “Susie” Cox Birth: December 25, 1799 33 35 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 3, 1839 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1818 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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7 months elder brother |
Isaac Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1818 26 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
David Alexander Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1820 27 20 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lovelace Wellington Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1822 30 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1897 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Pinkney H Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1825 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1888 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Henry Cox Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1828 36 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1893 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years herself |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1831 38 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months younger sister |
Polly Shemwell Birth: after 1832 39 32 Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
James Shemwell Birth: after 1833 40 33 Death: |
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7 years younger brother |
Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Birth: 1839 46 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1862 — Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Willis Washington Breezeel |
| husband |
Willis Washington Breezeel Birth: May 19, 1823 43 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 1897 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1831 38 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 20, 1855 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1932 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Amanda Louvena Breezeel Birth: March 28, 1858 34 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1932 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Jamie Lee Breezeel Birth: August 10, 1860 37 29 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1860 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
George Milas Breezeel Birth: October 6, 1862 39 31 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1911 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Dora Laura Breezeel Birth: May 10, 1865 41 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1924 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Henry Lee Breezeel Birth: June 23, 1868 45 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 1952 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
William Pinkney Breezeel Birth: December 1870 47 39 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1959 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Willis Washington Breezeel + Ursula Morgan Pearson |
| husband |
Willis Washington Breezeel Birth: May 19, 1823 43 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 1897 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Ursula Morgan Pearson Birth: estimated 1827 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1854 |
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Marriage: 1845 — |
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7 years sister-in-law |
Nancy Rebecca Breezeel Birth: October 1851 28 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1908 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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-5 years step-daughter |
Uneta Elizabeth “Betsey” Breezeel Birth: estimated 1846 22 19 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years step-son |
Tandy Trice Breezeel Birth: 1849 25 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
Nancy Shemwell has 30 first cousins recorded
Father's family (30)
Parents Alexander Shemwell Sr. + Nancy Jane Daniel
Parents … … + Rebecca Ann Shamel
Parents John B Loftin + Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell
Parents Noah Reed + Nancy Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Noah Reed - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Willis Washington Breezeel - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Willis Washington Breezeel - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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