The Shemwell Family

Calvin Madison CarltonAge: 81 years18581939

Name
Calvin Madison Carlton
Given names
Calvin Madison
Surname
Carlton
Birth March 24, 1858
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 8 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 8 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 10 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
#1
Isaac Millard Carlton
October 23, 1876 (Age 18 years)
MarriageNancy Louisa “Eliza” GreeneView this family
December 24, 1877 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Malinda Carlton
October 1878 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#3
Celia Elizabeth Carlton
September 13, 1880 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Homer Arthur Carlton
October 4, 1883 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Martha Rebecca Carlton
January 20, 1885 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Finley Patterson Carlton
January 6, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Jacob Riley Carlton
April 27, 1895 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childIsaac Millard CarltonTempey Malinda MikealView this family
May 15, 1897 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Celia L Carlton
April 2, 1898 (Age 40 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Linzy Elster Carlton
July 8, 1899 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
China Esther Carlton
August 26, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childBoyden Lee GouldsMary Malinda CarltonView this family
June 1, 1901 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam C BengeCelia Elizabeth CarltonView this family
September 17, 1901 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Bessie Agnes Carlton
March 11, 1902 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Calvin Shelby Goulds
April 23, 1902 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Minnie Alverta Carlton
July 20, 1903 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Gertie E Carlton
July 20, 1903 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Judson P Goulds
July 21, 1904 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Zona Rachel Carlton
March 23, 1905 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Willard Horton Goulds
May 10, 1906 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Walter Patterson Patrick Carlton
April 17, 1907 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childPardie Sherman GreeneMartha Rebecca CarltonView this family
November 17, 1907 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Hoye Patterson Goulds
June 12, 1908 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Sherman Colonel Carlton
November 16, 1908 (Age 50 years)
Death of a granddaughterCelia L Carlton
before 1910 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a grandson
#14
Turner Greene Goulds
July 13, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Charles Emmit Carlton
October 30, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Gaither Carlton
February 25, 1913 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Wayne Millard Carlton
March 9, 1915 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#18
Bynum Wiley Carlton
May 17, 1917 (Age 59 years)
Death of a daughterMary Malinda Carlton
about 1917 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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/
Birth of a grandson
#19
Joe Zeb Carlton
November 9, 1919 (Age 61 years)
Death of a grandsonGaither Carlton
before 1920 (Age 61 years)

Birth of a grandson
#20
Carl Edison Carlton
April 22, 1921 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sonJacob Riley Carlton
March 19, 1922 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Paul Carlton
May 12, 1923 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Lincoln Lane Carlton
October 4, 1925 (Age 67 years)
Death of a daughterCelia Elizabeth Carlton
January 18, 1929 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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 wifeNancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene
April 27, 1936 (Age 78 years)
Death of a grandsonCalvin Shelby Goulds
December 17, 1938 (Age 80 years)
Death April 15, 1939 (Age 81 years)
Family with Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 24, 1877
-14 months
son
2 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
Celia Elizabeth Carlton
Birth: September 13, 1880 22 26Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 18, 1929Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Homer Arthur Carlton
Birth: October 4, 1883 25 30
Death: November 20, 1980Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
16 months
daughter
Martha Rebecca Carlton
Birth: January 20, 1885 26 31North Carolina, United States
Death: March 18, 1979Charlotte, Virginia, United States
3 years
son
Finley Patterson Carlton
Birth: January 6, 1888 29 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 2, 1970Burke, North Carolina, United States
7 years
son
Jacob Riley Carlton
Birth: April 27, 1895 37 41Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 19, 1922Caldwell, North Carolina, United States