Allen P NanceAge: 74 years1818–1893
- Name
- Allen P Nance
- Given names
- Allen P
- Surname
- Nance
 Birth | February 3, 1818 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth J Waldran — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 13 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 17 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance January 31, 1864 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth J Waldran October 10, 1866 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 48 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 48 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 50 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Peter Pinkney Shemwell — Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance — View this family December 22, 1886 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Hattie Shemwell May 22, 1888 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Rudy Scott Shemwell February 15, 1890 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Ethel Shemwell January 19, 1892 (Age 73 years) Note: Stone says 1891 |
 Death | January 22, 1893 (Age 74 years) |
| Family with Elizabeth J Waldran |
| himself |
Allen P Nance Birth: February 3, 1818 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1893 — Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth J Waldran Birth: April 7, 1820 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1866 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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| daughter |
Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance Birth: January 31, 1864 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 1929 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |