John L ShemwellAge: 10 years1859–1870
- Name
- John L Shemwell
- Given names
- John L
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | estimated December 1859 35 30 |
 Census | August 3, 1860 (Age 8 months) Address: South of Salisbury |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 9 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas D Shemwell July 9, 1862 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 |
| Death of a sister | Lucinda Jane Shemwell July 19, 1865 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William A Shemwell 1867 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Ida May Shemwell January 1869 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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 | before 1870 (Age 10 years) Note: Missing from 1870 & 1880 census records, presumed death. -b |
| Family with parents |
| father |
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 |
Catharine Reed Birth: October 28, 1829 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 10, 1873 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1845 — |
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21 months elder sister |
Lucinda Jane Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1846 22 16 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: July 19, 1865 — North Carolina, United States |
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8 years elder sister |
Sarah Lilly Shemwell Birth: December 24, 1854 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1903 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
James A Shemwell Birth: October 18, 1855 31 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1875 — North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Lugenia “Nannie” Shemwell Birth: November 12, 1857 33 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 15, 1939 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years himself |
John L Shemwell Birth: estimated December 1859 35 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1870 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas D Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1862 38 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: October 2, 1872 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
William A Shemwell Birth: 1867 42 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 31, 1888 — Rockwall, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ida May Shemwell Birth: January 1869 44 39 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 2, 1954 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith |
| father |
Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Ann “Anna” Smith Birth: December 21, 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 26, 1903 |
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Marriage: April 28, 1875 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Shemwell - Household
South of Salisbury Rowan NC
Notes: Joice Reed - A Shemwell Guardian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | Missing from 1870 & 1880 census records, presumed death. -b |