Nancy ShemwellAge: 80 years1795–1875
- Name
- Nancy Shemwell
- Given names
- Nancy
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Nancy Freeman
 Birth | 1795 39 26 |
 Birth of a sister | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell June 5, 1798 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Shemwell August 29, 1801 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 8 years)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 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 17 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 |
| Death of a father | Elisha Shemwell about 1826 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Merritt 1831 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 37 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 | Dugger Freeman — View this family September 3, 1834 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 40 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 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 51 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 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Shemwell September 8, 1856 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Shemwell 1857 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 62 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 65 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 66 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 72 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 72 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell July 26, 1869 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 74 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 75 years) |
 Death | November 20, 1875 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brittain Presbytain Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elisha Shemwell Birth: between 1756 and 1765 44 40 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: about 1826 |
| mother |
Mary Merritt Birth: about 1769 49 29 Death: 1831 |
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Marriage: before 1795 — |
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-3 years elder brother |
William Shemwell Birth: 1791 35 22 Death: 1857 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years herself |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: 1795 39 26 Death: November 20, 1875 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1798 42 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 26, 1869 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1801 45 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 8, 1856 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Dugger Freeman |
| husband |
Dugger Freeman Birth: September 26, 1807 27 23 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 12, 1897 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
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: |
| 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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