The Shemwell Family

Nancy Louisa Reid1868

Name
Nancy Louisa Reid
Given names
Nancy Louisa
Surname
Reid
Birth calculated 1868 49 40
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 months)

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
Census August 8, 1870 (Age 2 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Richard MasonLouisa ShemwellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
December 19, 1877 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherJohn L Reid
1877 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 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 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Death of a motherLouisa Shemwell
July 15, 1899 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Jane “Sallie” Reid
March 13, 1915 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherJohn F “Bud” Reid
1916 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 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 49 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 50 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a brotherWilliam Whitson Reid
August 23, 1943 (Age 75 years)
Cause: Suicide
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a sisterAlice Reid
1945 (Age 77 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 82 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 13, 1845Davidson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
elder sister
Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid
Birth: December 25, 1849 30 21Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 13, 1915Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
6 years
elder brother
John F “Bud” Reid
Birth: calculated 1855 36 27Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1916Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
Alice Reid
Birth: calculated March 1860 41 32Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1945
6 years
elder brother
William Whitson Reid
Birth: November 28, 1865 46 37Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 23, 1943Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States
3 years
herself
Nancy Louisa Reid
Birth: calculated 1868 49 40Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
Mother’s family with William Richard Mason - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: December 19, 1877Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Nancy Louisa Reid has 39 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (39)

Parents James Isaac Shemwell +
Parents Poindexter Shemwell + Elizabeth J McClennan
1William M Shemwell18521920
2Allen Shemwell18541870
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
3James A Shemwell18551875
5John L Shemwell18591870
6Thomas D Shemwell18621872
7William A Shemwell18671888
8Ida May Shemwell18691954
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
1Thomas A Shemwell18601905
3Lula Lea Shemwell18641933
Parents Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
1Baxter Shemwell18581932
5Cora B Shemwell18641950
6Frederick Shemwell18661867
7Della Shemwell18681923
8Etta Shemwell18701901
10Alice Shemwell18741946
11Harold Shemwell18761936
13Odell Shemwell18801904
Parents Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
1Sylvester Lee Owen18561938
Parents Jesse H Maley + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
1John L Maley18671901
3Robert C Maley18741897
4Nannie Mae Maley18781974
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John L Reed - Household

Providence, Rowan, North Carolina

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Reed, John Lhead50MWFarmerNC
Reed, Louisawife42FWKeeping houseNC
Reed, John Fson17MWWorks on farmNC
Reed, Maggie Edaughter14FWNo occupationNC
Reed, Alicedaughter11FWAt homeNC
Reed, William Wson5MWAt homeNC
Reed, Nancy Ldaughter2FWAt homeNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William R Mason - Household

Rockwall, Texas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Mason, William RWM70headMFarmerVAVAVA
Mason, LouisaWF52wifeMKeeping houseNCNCNC
Mason, James HWM16grandsonSFarmingNCVANC
Mason, Sterling SWM13grandsonSFarmingNCVANC
Reid, William WWM13stepsonSFarmingNCNCNC
Reid, Nancy LWF12stepdaughterSNCNCNC