The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	July 19, 1860 38 29
Death of a father	Milas Arey after July 31, 1860 (Age 12 days) North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 8 months) 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 6 years) Alaska, USA 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 6 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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
Death	January 21, 1872 (Age 11 years)
Burial	Union Lutheran Church Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Lutheran Church

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Ellen Arey Benjamin Casper Arey Thomas Calvin Arey Dougal Lindsay Arey William Pleasant “Willey” Arey Albert Burton Arey Milas Arey Milas Arey Birth: February 23, 1822 — North Carolina, United States Death: after July 31, 1860 — North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Milas Arey Ellen Arey Benjamin Casper Arey Thomas Calvin Arey Dougal Lindsay Arey William Pleasant “Willey” Arey Albert Burton Arey Milas Arey Family with spouse Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Birth: December 21, 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 26, 1903
	Marriage: June 8, 1847 —
19 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ellen Arey Birth: estimated 1848 25 17 Death:
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Roxanna Barringer Benjamin Casper Arey Birth: about 1849 26 18 Death:
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas Calvin Arey Birth: November 7, 1850 28 19 Death: November 9, 1852
5 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell Ernest Cass Arey Emma D Arey Lottie Coleman Arey Kerr Craige Arey Phoebe Brown Arey William Burton “Little Bert” Arey Harry Lindsey Arey Dougal Lindsay Arey Birth: April 10, 1856 34 25 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: March 20, 1922 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary B Butner William Pleasant “Willey” Arey Birth: about 1859 36 28 Death:
brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriet Melinda Peeler Albert Burton Arey Death:
himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Milas Arey Birth: July 19, 1860 38 29 Death: January 21, 1872

Mother’s family with Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Catharine Reed Lucinda Jane Shemwell Sarah Lilly Shemwell James A Shemwell Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell John L Shemwell Thomas D Shemwell William A Shemwell Ida May Shemwell Family with spouse Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Milas Arey Ellen Arey Benjamin Casper Arey Thomas Calvin Arey Dougal Lindsay Arey William Pleasant “Willey” Arey Albert Burton Arey Milas Arey Family with spouse Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Birth: December 21, 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 26, 1903
	Marriage: April 28, 1875 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents Peter Arey Phebe Thomas	Milas Arey 1822–1860
mother Parents Col. Casper Smith Jane Haden	Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith 1830–1903
elder sister Family (none)	Ellen Arey 1848–
elder brother Family Sarah Roxanna Barringer	Benjamin Casper Arey 1849–
elder brother Family (none)	Thomas Calvin Arey 1850–1852
elder brother Family Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell Ernest Cass Arey Emma D Arey Lottie Coleman Arey Kerr Craige Arey Phoebe Brown Arey William Burton “Little Bert” Arey Harry Lindsey Arey	Dougal Lindsay Arey 1856–1922
elder brother Family Mary B Butner	William Pleasant “Willey” Arey 1859–
brother Family Harriet Melinda Peeler	Albert Burton Arey –
himself Family (none)	Milas Arey 1860–1872
Mother’s family with Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr.
step-father Parents Alexander Shemwell Sr. Nancy Jane Daniel	Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. 1824–1890
mother Parents Col. Casper Smith Jane Haden	Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith 1830–1903