The Shemwell Family

James Monroe BurrageAge: 62 years18541917

Name
James Monroe Burrage
Given names
James Monroe
Surname
Burrage
Birth September 12, 1854 36 28
Birth of a sisterMartha Burrage
1856 (Age 15 months)
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
Birth of a brotherGeorge W Burrage
1859 (Age 4 years)
Census August 15, 1860 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherJames Burrage
December 23, 1863 (Age 9 years)
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
Census July 22, 1870 (Age 15 years)
Death of a motherSusan Carrick
February 12, 1871 (Age 16 years)
Civil marriageLucy Delphia WincoffView this family
December 10, 1874 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lottie Burrage
June 19, 1875 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Harvey Burrage
February 1877 (Age 22 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 son
#3
Robert Luther Burrage
January 11, 1879 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Annie V Burrage
1880 (Age 25 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Roy W Burrage
April 1883 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterAnnie V Burrage
1885 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William R Burrage
December 1886 (Age 32 years)

Death of a brotherEdward Burrage
1888 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Loid H Burrage
June 14, 1889 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sonLoid H Burrage
April 19, 1890 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Mary Burrage
January 1891 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a son
#9
John B Burrage
March 1892 (Age 37 years)

Marriage of a childJessie Pinkney RodgersLottie BurrageView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 6, 1893 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Hugh Burrage
October 1894 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Blanche Burrage
March 23, 1897 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterBlanche Burrage
April 21, 1897 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James B Rodgers
July 1897 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childJames Harvey BurrageEmma Camilla ChaffinView this family
February 28, 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ruth W Rodgers
February 1900 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Lawernce Burrage
May 1900 (Age 45 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Luther BurrageAnnie Mable StewartView this family
November 28, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Charles Edward Burrage
September 25, 1901 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Pearl Rodgers
1902 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Luther BurrageMargaret Ann “Maggie” IngramView this family
April 25, 1905 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Blanche Rodgers
1906 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Lucy I Burrage
May 14, 1906 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Mary Ellen Burrage
November 8, 1908 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Edith R Rodgers
1909 (Age 54 years)
Death of a granddaughterMary Ellen Burrage
June 18, 1909 (Age 54 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 55 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
Death of a wifeLucy Delphia Wincoff
January 2, 1917 (Age 62 years)
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
Death May 13, 1917 (Age 62 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
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
Martha Burrage
Birth: 1856 38 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Family with Lucy Delphia Wincoff - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 10, 1874Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
6 months
daughter
20 months
son
23 months
son
2 years
daughter
Annie V Burrage
Birth: 1880 25 24Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1885Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Roy W Burrage
Birth: April 1883 28 27Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
son
3 years
son
Loid H Burrage
Birth: June 14, 1889 34 33Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1890Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
20 months
daughter
15 months
son
3 years
son
Hugh Burrage
Birth: October 1894 40 38Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Blanche Burrage
Birth: March 23, 1897 42 41Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 21, 1897Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

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 - James Monroe Burrage - Household

Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Burrage, James MWM25headMmerchantNCNCNC
Burrage, DelphiaWF24wifeMNCNCNC
Burrage, LottieWF5daughterSNCNCNC
Burrage, HarveyWM3sonSNCNCNC
Burrage, LutherWM1sonSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Burrage - Household

Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Burrage, James MheadWMSep185445M26NCNCNCfarmer
Burrage, Lucy DwifeWFDec185544M26118NCNCNC
Burrage, Luther RsonWMJan187921SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Burrage, Roy WsonWMApr188317SNCNCNCoverseer of spinning
Burrage, William RsonWMDec188613SNCNCNC
Burrage, MarydaughterWFJan18919SNCNCNC
Burrage, John BsonWMMar18928SNCNCNC
Burrage, HughsonWMOct18945SNCNCNC
Burrage, James HsonWMFeb187723SNCNCNCwood workman
Burrage, Emmadaughter in lawWMApr188020MNCNCNC
Burrage, SongrandsonWMMay19001 monthSNCNCNC
Rodgers, Jessie Pson in lawWMFeb186535M7NCNCNCminister
Rodgers, LottiedaughterWFJun187524M7NCNCNC
Rodgers, James BgrandsonWMJul18972SNCNCNC
Rodgers, Ruth WgranddaughterWFFeb19003 monthsSNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Monroe Burrage - Household

Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Burrage, James MheadMW55M39NCNCNCsuperintendentcounty roads
Burrage, Lucy DwifeFW55M35118NCNCNC
Burrage, Robert LsonMW34WdNCNCNCforemanlumber yard
Burrage, MarydaughterFW20SNCNCNC
Burrage, John BsonMW18SNCNCNClaborerfarm
Burrage, HughsonMW15SNCNCNClaborerfarm
Burrage, Charles EgrandsonMW8SNCNCNC
Burrage, Lucy IgranddaughterFW3SNCNCNC