The Shemwell Family

Catherine BurrageAge: 92 years17881880

Name
Catherine Burrage
Given names
Catherine
Surname
Burrage
Married name
Catherine Carroll
Birth March 4, 1788 56
Birth of a brotherEdward Burrage
about 1790 (Age 21 months)
Death of a fatherEdward Burrage Jr
May 1798 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherRebeckah Hannah Shemwell
May 1798 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 4 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 14 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
MarriageEli CarrollView this family
August 1, 1809 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Carroll
1809 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 23 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sarah “Sally” Carroll
August 1817 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Rebecca Carroll
December 27, 1821 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Catherine Carroll
November 1823 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Burrage
December 26, 1832 (Age 44 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 43 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 47 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a grandson
#1
Eli C Varner
1837 (Age 48 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Margaret Huffman
1838 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Catherine Huffman
February 6, 1840 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Rebecca Eleanor Varner
October 14, 1844 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Eli Huffman
1844 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childAmbrose P StokerRebecca CarrollView this family
December 18, 1845 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandEli Carroll
June 22, 1846 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
George E Huffman
September 1847 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childZachery CogginCatherine CarrollView this family
about 1847 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 57 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
Birth of a grandson
#7
Eli Stoker
1848 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Eli Harris Coggins
1848 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
William A Huffman
1850 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Margaret Jane Coggin
February 19, 1850 (Age 61 years)
Census October 11, 1850 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Sarah Huffman
1852 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Jacob Huffman
1852 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
John A Stoker
1852 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
William C Stoker
1854 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Franklin Varner
1855 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Rebecca Eliza Coggin
February 1855 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Mary L Stoker
1857 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJames Monroe Burrage
April 28, 1857 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Catherine Coggin
about 1858 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 68 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Rebecca Ann Stoker
1859 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 73 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 78 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 78 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 80 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
Will August 10, 1872 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 89 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death June 1, 1880 (Age 92 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1770Maryland, United States
7 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
5 years
elder brother
James Monroe Burrage
Birth: March 18, 1784 52Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: April 28, 1857Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
4 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Family with Eli Carroll - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 1, 1809Rowan, North Carolina, United States
5 months
daughter
9 years
daughter
son
son
daughter
23 months
daughter

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Zachariah Coggins - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Zachariah Cogginshead28MWfarmerNC
Catherine Cogginswife26FWNC
Eli Cogginsson2MWNC
Margaret J Cogginsdaughter4 monthsFWNC
Catherine Carrollmother in law63FWNC