The Shemwell Family

Nancy Ellen ClappAge: 58 years18491908

Name
Nancy Ellen Clapp
Given names
Nancy Ellen
Surname
Clapp
Married name
Nancy Ellen Acuff
Birth October 23, 1849
MarriageCoram AcuffView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

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 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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
#1
Rev. Simeon Eddy Neill “Neill” Acuff
April 16, 1877 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a childRev. Simeon Eddy Neill “Neill” AcuffIda Florence CarrView this family
September 25, 1898 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Roy Claxton Acuff
September 15, 1903 (Age 53 years)
Death January 17, 1908 (Age 58 years)
Family with Coram Acuff - View this family
husband
Coram Acuff
Birth: August 23, 1846 28 30Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 30, 1931Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, United States
herself
Nancy Ellen Clapp
Birth: October 23, 1849Union, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 17, 1908Union, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
son
Rev. Simeon Eddy Neill “Neill” Acuff
Birth: April 16, 1877 30 27Union, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1943Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

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