The Shemwell Family

Edward BurrageAge: 39 years18491888

Name
Edward Burrage
Given names
Edward
Surname
Burrage
Birth 1849 31 22
Census August 1, 1850 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Burrage
1852 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherHulda Parks
October 31, 1852 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Monroe Burrage
September 12, 1854 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Burrage
1856 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 brotherGeorge W Burrage
1859 (Age 10 years)
Census August 15, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherJames Burrage
December 23, 1863 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 July 22, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Death of a motherSusan Carrick
February 12, 1871 (Age 22 years)
MarriageMargaret WallerView this family
October 19, 1871 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James L Burrage
1874 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charley W Burrage
1876 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary J Alice Burrage
April 11, 1877 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Enoch Grant Burrage
December 1, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Death 1888 (Age 39 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1847Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder brother
John H Burrage
Birth: 1847 29 20Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Martha Burrage
Birth: 1856 38 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Family with Margaret Waller - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 19, 1871Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
James L Burrage
Birth: 1874 25 36Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Charley W Burrage
Birth: 1876 27 38Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
15 months
daughter
Mary J Alice Burrage
Birth: April 11, 1877 28 39Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 24, 1954Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Enoch Grant Burrage
Birth: December 1, 1880 31 43Morgan, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - James Burrage - Household

Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
James Burragehead41MWfarmerNC
Susan Burragewife34FWNC
John H Burrageson12MWNC
Edward Burrageson10MWNC
Mary Burragedaughter8FWNC
James Burrageson6MWNC
Martha Burragedaughter4FWNC
George Burrageson1MWNC

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Susan Carrick - Household

Morgan Twp, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Burrage, Susanhead41FWkeeping houseNC
Burrage, John Hson23MWworks on farmNC
Burrage, Edwardson21MWworks on farmNC
Burrage, Marydaughter18FWNC
Burrage, Jamesson15MWNC
Burrage, Marthadaughter12FWNC
Burrage, Georgeson10MWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Edward Burrage - Household

Morgan Twp, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Burrage, EdwardWM31headMfarmerNCNCNC
Burrage, MargaretWF41wifeMkeeping houseNCNCNC
Burrage, James LWM6sonSNCNCNC
Burrage, Charley WWM4sonSNCNCNC
Burrage, Mary JWF2daughterSNCNCNC
Burrage, MaryWF25younger sisterSNCNCNC