The Shemwell Family

Nancy Ellen BurrageAge: 72 years18561928

Name
Nancy Ellen Burrage
Given names
Nancy Ellen
Surname
Burrage
Married name
Nancy Ellen Lipe
Birth February 1, 1856 48 27
Birth of a sisterJulia Burrage
1858 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 months)

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 brotherWilliam Enoch Burrage
1859 (Age 2 years)
Census August 16, 1860 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHuldah C Burrage
1863 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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
Birth of a brotherThomas A Burrage
1867 (Age 10 years)

Death of a sisterHuldah C Burrage
1867 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 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 10 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 12 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
Census August 16, 1870 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 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 fatherGeorge P Burrage
August 7, 1879 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Killed by lightning
Census June 23, 1880 (Age 24 years)
Religious marriageLevi Irvin LipeView this family
January 16, 1881 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nannie Lipe
January 8, 1884 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ella Lenora “Nora” Lipe
December 26, 1886 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bessie Lipe
July 1889 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Levi Lipe
May 1894 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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
Marriage of a childHarvey David SeymoreNannie LipeView this family
Type: Religious marriage
February 26, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherThomas A Burrage
1901 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ola M Williamson
1906 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William J “Willie” Williamson
1908 (Age 51 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Elizabeth Williamson
1912 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandLevi Irvin Lipe
August 17, 1913 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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/
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 63 years)
Death April 17, 1928 (Age 72 years)
Cause of death: Ulcer of stomach
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 15, 1853Rowan, North Carolina, United States
11 months
elder sister
Sarah Clementine “Sallie” Burrage
Birth: August 20, 1854 46 25Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1950Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
17 months
herself
Nancy Ellen Burrage
Birth: February 1, 1856 48 27Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 17, 1928Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Julia Burrage
Birth: 1858 50 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
Huldah C Burrage
Birth: 1863 55 34Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1867Rowan, North Carolina, United States
5 years
younger brother
Family with Levi Irvin Lipe - View this family
husband
herself
Nancy Ellen Burrage
Birth: February 1, 1856 48 27Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 17, 1928Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 16, 1881Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Nannie Lipe
Birth: January 8, 1884 20 27Carrabus, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 16, 1947Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Ella Lenora “Nora” Lipe
Birth: December 26, 1886 23 30Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 16, 1963Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Bessie Lipe
Birth: July 1889 25 33North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
son
Levi Lipe
Birth: May 1894 30 38North Carolina, United States
Death:

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - George P Burrage - Household

Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
George Burragehead50MWfarm laborerNC
Maria Burragewife27FWNC
Sarah Burragedaughter5FWNC
Ellen Burragedaughter4FWNC
Julia Burragedaughter2FWNC

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - George P Burrage - Household

Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Burrage, Georgehead62MWcarpenterNC
Burrage, Mariawife36FWNC
Burrage, Salliedaughter16FWNC
Burrage, Nancy Edaughter14FWNC
Burrage, Juliadaughter13FWNC
Burrage, Williamson4MWNC
Burrage, Thomas Ason2MWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Mariah “Maria” Pierce - Household

Rocky River Twp, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Burrage, MariaWF46headWdkeeping houseNCNCNC
Burrage, Nancy EWF24daughterSNCNCNC
Burrage, JuliaWF22daughterSNCNCNC
Burrage, W EnochWM15sonSfarm laborerNCNCNC
Burrage, Thomas AWM12sonSfarm laborerNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Levi Irvin Lipe - Household

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lipe, ErvinheadWMNov186237M19NCNCNCcotton mill
Lipe, EllenwifeWFFeb185743M1953NCNCNC
Lipe, NoradaughterWFDec188712SNCNCNCspinner cotton mill
Lipe, BessiedaughterWFJul188910SNCNCNCspinner cotton mill
Lipe, LevisonWMMay18946SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Levi Irvin Lipe - Household

Clear Creek Twp, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lipe, IrvinheadMW46M28NCNCNCmachinistrepair work
Lipe, Ellen LwifeFW53M2854NCNCNC
Lipe, LevisonMW15SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Harvey David Seymore - Household

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Seymore, Harvey DheadMW38MNCNCNCgarage
Seymore, NanniewifeFW36MNCNCNC
Lipe, Ellenmother in lawFW64WdNCNCNC