The Shemwell Family

Jesse H MaleyAge: 57 years18401897

Name
Jesse H Maley
Given names
Jesse H
Surname
Maley
Birth May 13, 1840
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Military
Civil War - Confederate Army
November 26, 1861 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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
MarriageCharlotte Jane ShemwellView this family
March 29, 1866 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John L Maley
March 10, 1867 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 26 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 26 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Superior Court Order Sale of land of Casper A Owen
Court Order
1868 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 28 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
Birth of a son
#2
Edward H F Maley
August 1870 (Age 30 years)
Census August 27, 1870 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert C Maley
October 16, 1874 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Nannie Mae Maley
May 5, 1878 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childJohn L MaleyLillian A “Lillie” WelbornView this family
April 20, 1890 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Earnest D Maley
January 12, 1891 (Age 50 years)
Death of a grandsonEarnest D Maley
May 25, 1893 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Lloyd Maley
August 29, 1893 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Laid Maley
April 1894 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childCyrillus Cicero “Riley” LeonardNannie Mae MaleyView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 23, 1895 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Ethel Bryant Maley
February 7, 1896 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
June Beulah Leonard
September 18, 1896 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sonRobert C Maley
January 28, 1897 (Age 56 years)
Will July 14, 1897 (Age 57 years)
Death July 29, 1897 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery
Family with Charlotte Jane Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 29, 1866Davidson, North Carolina, United States
11 months
son
4 years
son
Edward H F Maley
Birth: August 1870 30 38North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
son
Robert C Maley
Birth: October 16, 1874 34 42North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1897North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 6, 1852Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
step-son
3 years
step-son

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Jesse H Maley - Household

Cotton Grove, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Maley, Jesse Hhead30MWFarmerNC
Maley, Janewife35FWKeeping houseNC
Maley, Lee15MWAt homeNC
Maley, Walter12MWAt homeNC
Maley, John Lson3MWNC

Lee & Walter are from a previous marriage -b

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse H Maley - Household

Cotton Grove, Davidson, NC

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Jess H MaleyWM40headMFarmerNCNCNC
Charlotte J MaleyWF46wifeMKeeping HouseNCNCNC
S L OwenWM23step sonMAt CollegeNCNCNC
Walter W OwenWM20step sonSAt CollegeNCNCNC
John L MaleyWM13sonSWork on FarmNCNCNC
Edward H F MaleyWM10sonSNCNCNC
Robert C MaleyWM7sonSNCNCNC
Nanny M MaleyWF2daughterSNCNCNC