The Shemwell Family

Nancy DavisAge: 46 years18001846

Name
Nancy Davis
Given names
Nancy
Surname
Davis
Married name
Nancy Hunt
Birth about 1800 65 34
Birth of a sisterSusannah “Susan” Davis
July 14, 1801 (Age 18 months)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 3 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
Death of a motherSusanna “Susan” Shemwell
after November 1807 (Age 7 years)
Cause: childbirth
Death of a fatherBenjamin Davis
about 1814 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 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
MarriageDaniel Durham HuntView this family
1826 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1Susan Jane Hunt
October 15, 1828 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2John Alexander Hunt
May 16, 1830 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3James Wiseman Hunt
November 2, 1832 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 32 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
Birth of a son
#4Levi Bunyan Hunt
April 22, 1835 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 35 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
#5Benoni Smith Hunt
March 25, 1837 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#6Daniel Whitmore Hunt
May 1, 1840 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7Nancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt
August 1, 1842 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 46 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 before January 19, 1846 (Age 46 years)

Last change July 10, 202219:09:08

by: Barry Shemwell
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 1, 1797Rowan, North Carolina, United States
14 months
elder sister
3 years
herself
18 months
younger sister
Susannah “Susan” Davis
Birth: July 14, 1801 66 35Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 27, 1850Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Family with Daniel Durham Hunt - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1826Smith, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Susan Jane Hunt
Birth: October 15, 1828 31 28Smith, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1908Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
19 months
son
3 years
son
James Wiseman Hunt
Birth: November 2, 1832 35 32Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 1855Moab, Grand, Utah, United States
3 years
son
Levi Bunyan Hunt
Birth: April 22, 1835 38 35Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 14, 1890St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
23 months
son
Benoni Smith Hunt
Birth: March 25, 1837 40 37Smith, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 1918St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
3 years
son
Daniel Whitmore Hunt
Birth: May 1, 1840 43 40Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 14, 1919St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
2 years
daughter
Joan CooleyNancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt
Birth: August 1, 1842 45 42Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 29, 1909Utah, United States
Daniel Durham Hunt + Susannah “Susan” Davis - View this family
husband
younger sister
Susannah “Susan” Davis
Birth: July 14, 1801 66 35Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 27, 1850Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Marriage: after 1846
Daniel Durham Hunt + Mary Jane Bigelow - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: February 14, 1859Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Nancy Davis has 9 first cousins recorded