CATHERINE BOWMAN, b: 1782

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}

^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}

^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}


		^{HANS MICHEL NEHS}^{b.1730 PALATINAT, GERMANY d.1815 GREENE CO, TENNESSEE}

	^{JOHANNES (JOHN) NEHS}^{b.1757 SHENANDOA, VIRGINIA d.1830 GREEN COU, TENNESSEE}	^{MARGARETHA (MARIA) ZIRKLE}^{b.1736 TELFR, PENNSYLVANIA d.1796 NEW MARKE, VIRGINIA}

^GEORGE NEHS^{b.1782 SHENNANDOAH COUN d.1854 GREEN COU, TENNESSEE}

	^{ELIZABETH RAUSCH}^{b.1758 NEW MARKE, VIRGINIA d.1832 GREEN COU, TENNESSEE}





^{CATHERINE BOWMAN}^{b.1782 VIRGINIA d.}