The Shemwell Family

James T Cerro MooreAge: 42 years18571900

Name
James T Cerro Moore
Given names
James T Cerro
Surname
Moore
Birth October 3, 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
MarriageLula Lea ShemwellView this family
February 11, 1880 (Age 22 years)

Census June 21, 1880 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Clyde Moore
October 4, 1881 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Eugene Russell Moore
April 30, 1895 (Age 37 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 7, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Death 1900 (Age 42 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pine Hill Cemetery
Family with Lula Lea Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Lula Lea Shemwell
Birth: August 17, 1864 36 26Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 26, 1933Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 11, 1880
20 months
son
14 years
son
Eugene Russell Moore
Birth: April 30, 1895 37 30Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 15, 1944Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Dan H White + Lula Lea Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
Dan H White
Birth: about 1860North Carolina, United States
Death: October 20, 1937Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
wife
Lula Lea Shemwell
Birth: August 17, 1864 36 26Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 26, 1933Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: November 26, 1901Alamance, North Carolina, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James T Cerro Moore - Household

Graham, Alamance, North Carolina

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Moore, J T CWM22headMApprentice in Machine ShopNCNCNC
Moore, Lula LWF16wifeMKeeping HouseNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James T Cerro Moore - Household

Main Street Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Moore, CrerroMoore, headWMOct185742M20NCNCNC
Moore, Lula LeewifeWFAug186535M2032NCNCNC
Moore, John ClydesonWMOct188118SNCNCNCWarehouse Clerk
Moore, RussellsonWMApr18955SNCNCNC