The Shemwell Family

Mary J Alice BurrageAge: 76 years18771954

Name
Mary J Alice Burrage
Given names
Mary J Alice
Surname
Burrage
Married name
Mary J Alice Miller
Birth April 11, 1877 28 39
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 8 months)

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 3 years)
Birth of a brotherEnoch Grant Burrage
December 1, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherEdward Burrage
1888 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lela Miller
November 1896 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 daughter
#2
Bessie Miller
1899 (Age 21 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert Miller
1907 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Miller
1909 (Age 31 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Edward Miller
1912 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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 9, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherMargaret Waller
March 29, 1926 (Age 48 years)
Cause: Pneumonia; influenza
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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 64 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
Death of a husbandRichard Franklin Miller
November 15, 1951 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 68 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
Death February 24, 1954 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 19, 1871Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
James L Burrage
Birth: 1874 25 36Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
Charley W Burrage
Birth: 1876 27 38Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
15 months
herself
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
younger brother
Enoch Grant Burrage
Birth: December 1, 1880 31 43Morgan, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
Family with Richard Franklin Miller - View this family
husband
herself
Mary J Alice Burrage
Birth: April 11, 1877 28 39Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 24, 1954Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
daughter
Lela Miller
Birth: November 1896 24 19North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
9 years
son
Robert Miller
Birth: 1907 34 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
son
William Miller
Birth: 1909 36 31Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
son
Edward Miller
Birth: 1912 39 34Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
daughter
Private

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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Richard F Miller - Household

Morgan Twp, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Miller, Richard FheadWMJul187227M5NCNCNChouse carpenter
Miller, Mary AwifeWFApr187723M522NCNCNC
Miller, LeladaughterWFNov18963SNCNCNC
Miller, BessiedaughterWFSep18981SNCNCNC
Burrage, Margaretmother in lawWFApr183961WdNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard F Miller - Household

Gold Hill Twp, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Miller, Richard FheadMW36M14NCNCNCagentWhitney property
Miller, Mary AwifeFW31M1454NCNCNC
Miller, LeladaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Miller, BessiedaughterFW11SNCNCNC
Miller, RobertsonMW3SNCNCNC
Miller, WilliamsonMW1SNCNCNC
Burrage, Margaretmother in lawFW 70WdNCNCNC