The Shemwell Family

George W Burrage1859

Name
George W Burrage
Given names
George W
Surname
Burrage
Birth 1859 41 32
Census August 15, 1860 (Age 19 months)
Death of a fatherJames Burrage
December 23, 1863 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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 11 years)
Death of a motherSusan Carrick
February 12, 1871 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 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 brotherEdward Burrage
1888 (Age 29 years)
Religious marriageElla CookView this family
February 27, 1892 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Fred Burrage
November 28, 1892 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Hoyle R Burrage
1894 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Death of a wifeElla Cook
December 9, 1898 (Age 39 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonFred Burrage
October 21, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 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 brotherJames Monroe Burrage
May 13, 1917 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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 70 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 82 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 91 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 87 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 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
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Martha Burrage
Birth: 1856 38 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
himself
Family with Ella Cook - View this family
himself
wife
Ella Cook
Birth: November 3, 1871North Carolina, United States
Death: December 9, 1898Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 27, 1892Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
9 months
son
Fred Burrage
Birth: November 28, 1892 33 21Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 21, 1912Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Hoyle R Burrage
Birth: 1894 35 22Concord, Cabarrus, 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

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George W Burrage - Household

Little River Twp, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Burrage, George WheadMW51WdNCNCNCfarmer
Burrage, FredsonMW17SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Burrage, Hoyle RsonMW15SNCNCNCfarm laborer