The Shemwell Family

James Madison JessupAge: 77 years18581936

Name
James Madison Jessup
Given names
James Madison
Surname
Jessup
Birth October 17, 1858
MarriageImogene DoniganView this family
unknown

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 2 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
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
Death of a wifeImogene Donigan
about 1898 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 8, 1900 (Age 41 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
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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 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 January 24, 1936 (Age 77 years)
Family with Imogene Donigan - View this family
himself
James Madison Jessup
Birth: October 17, 1858Surry, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 24, 1936Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
wife
Imogene Donigan
Birth: March 21, 1858 46 33Leatherwood, Henry, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1898Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Madison Jessup - Household

Spring Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Jessup, James MheadWMOct185841WdNCNCNCDealer Leaf Tobacco
Jessup, Grady IsonWMJun188811SNCNCNC
Jessup, Claude DsonWMNov18909SNCNCNC
Jessup, Paul EsonWMJan18937SNCNCNC
Jessup, Lewis HsonWMApr18955SNCNCNC
Donigan, Eleanormother in lawWFApr182674Wd105VAVAVA
Donigan, Spottswoodbrother in lawWMNov185544SVAVAVA
Donigan, Rachelsister in lawWFApr187030SVAVAVA
Shemwell, Mary Lsister in lawWFUN186832M21NCNCVA
Shemwell, Thomas AnephewWMFeb188614SNCNCVA