The Shemwell Family

Henry Wilson CastleberryAge: 71 years18571928

Name
Henry Wilson Castleberry
Given names
Henry Wilson
Surname
Castleberry
Also known as
Bud
Birth June 9, 1857
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)

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 9 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 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Religious marriageDora Laura BreezeelView this family
May 10, 1882 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Irena Castleberry
April 18, 1883 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Cleverland “Clete” Castleberry
November 22, 1884 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Jamie Leland Castleberry
May 17, 1887 (Age 29 years)
twin: Mamie L Castleberry
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mamie L Castleberry
May 17, 1887 (Age 29 years)
twin: Jamie Leland Castleberry
Birth of a son
#5
Willie W Castleberry
August 1890 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Nelle E Castleberry
May 11, 1893 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterIrena Castleberry
August 28, 1896 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Ray Shields Castleberry
December 18, 1896 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Rebecca L “Reba” Castleberry
August 16, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sonRay Shields Castleberry
October 4, 1916 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Automobile Accident
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 60 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Joe Clete Castleberry
March 2, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Chester Ray Powell
April 9, 1922 (Age 64 years)
Death of a wifeDora Laura Breezeel
August 11, 1924 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonJoe Clete Castleberry
January 18, 1925 (Age 67 years)
Death September 6, 1928 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ford Cemetery
Family with Dora Laura Breezeel - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 10, 1882Marshall, Kentucky, United States
11 months
daughter
Irena Castleberry
Birth: April 18, 1883 25 17Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 1896Marshall, Kentucky, United States
19 months
son
Henry Cleverland “Clete” Castleberry
Birth: November 22, 1884 27 19Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 7, 1968Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Jamie Leland Castleberry
Birth: May 17, 1887 29 22Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1968Marshall, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Mamie L Castleberry
Birth: May 17, 1887 29 22Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Willie W Castleberry
Birth: August 1890 33 25Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Nelle E Castleberry
Birth: May 11, 1893 35 28Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 25, 1977Marshall, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
Ray Shields Castleberry
Birth: December 18, 1896 39 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 4, 1916Marshall, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Rebecca L “Reba” Castleberry
Birth: August 16, 1900 43 35Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 24, 1990Marshall, Kentucky, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Wilson Castleberry - Household

Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Henry CastleberryheadWMJun185742M18KYKYKYFarmer
Laura CastleberrywifeWFMay186535M1876KYTNTN
Cleverland CastleberrysonWMNov188415MKYKYKY
Mamie L CastleberrydaughterWFMar188713SKYKYKY
Jamie L CastleberrysonWMMar188713SKYKYKY
Willie W CastleberrysonWMAug18909SKYKYKY
Nelle E CastleberrydaughterWFMay18937MKYKYKY
Ray S CastleberrysonWMDec18963SKYKYKY
Henry C PearlboarderWMOct183168WdKYNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Wilson Castleberry - Household

Symsonia Road Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
H W CastleberryheadMW52M28KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Dora L CastleberrywifeFW44M2887KYTNNC
Jamie CastleberrysonMW23SKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Mayme CastleberrydaughterFW23SKYKYKY
Willie CastleberrysonMW19SKYKYKY
Nelle CastleberrydaughterFW16MKYKYKY
Ray CastleberrysonMW13SKYKYKY
Reba CastleberrydaughterFW9MKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Wilson Castleberry - Household

Stilley St. Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Henry W CastleberryheadMW62MKYKYKYFarmerHome Farm
Laura CastleberrywifeFW54MKYTNTNNone
Jamie CastleberrysonMW32SKYKYKYLeather workerMakes H???
Willie CastleberrysonMW29SKYKYKYFarmerHome Farm
Nelle CastleberrydaughterFW26SKYKYKYTraffic OperatorTel Co.
Reba CastleberrydaughterFW19SKYKYKYNone
Roscoe BreezeelnephewMW22SKYKYKYFarmerHome Farm
Lillian BreezeelnieceFW13SKYKYKYNone