The Shemwell Family

George W Lefler1854

Name
George W Lefler
Given names
George W
Surname
Lefler
Birth November 3, 1854
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

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 6 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 12 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 12 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 14 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
Civil marriageRebecca Eliza CogginView this family
January 20, 1878 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 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
#1
Dora Lefler
April 1879 (Age 24 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Lefler
November 1881 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Effie Lefler
April 1884 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lillie Lefler
November 1886 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a son
#5
John Lefler
May 1890 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James Lefler
July 1893 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Bessie Lefler
February 1898 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Essie Lefler
February 1898 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 9, 1900 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 74 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 95 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 91 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with Rebecca Eliza Coggin - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 20, 1878Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
15 months
daughter
Dora Lefler
Birth: April 1879 24 24North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
son
William Lefler
Birth: November 1881 26 26North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Effie Lefler
Birth: April 1884 29 29North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
John Lefler
Birth: May 1890 35 35North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
son
James Lefler
Birth: July 1893 38 38North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
daughter
Bessie Lefler
Birth: February 1898 43 43North Carolina, United States
Death:
1 month
daughter
Essie Lefler
Birth: February 1898 43 43North Carolina, United States
Death:

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George W Lefler - Household

Eldorado Twp, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Lefler, George WM25headMfarmerNCNCNC
Lefler, Rebecca WF25wifeMNCNCNC
Lefler, DoraWF1daughterSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George W Lefler - Household

Eldorado Twp, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lefler, George headWMNov185445M23NCNCNCquarryman granite
Lefler, RebeccaEwifeWFFeb186436M2388NCNCNC
Lefler, DoradaughterWFApr187921SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Lefler, WilliamsonWMNov188118SNCNCNC
Lefler, EffiedaughterWFApr188416SNCNCNC
Lefler, LilliedaughterWFNov188613SNCNCNC
Lefler, JohnsonWMMay189010SNCNCNC
Lefler, JamessonWMJul18936SNCNCNC
Lefler, BessiedaughterWFFeb18982SNCNCNC
Lefler, EssiedaughterWFFeb18982SNCNCNC
Coggin, Katherinemother in lawWFNov182376WdNCNCNC