Brief Life History of Joanna
When Joanna Shamel was born in 1821, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Peter S Shamel, was 24 and her mother, Susanna Elizabeth Pfaff, was 27. She married John William Coley on 26 February 1842, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Bethania, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1880.
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- Johannah Coley in household of John Coley, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joanna Shamel, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Joanna Coley in entry for Abram Kiger and Mary Terry, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schamel or Schemel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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