The Shemwell Family

James Harvey Burrage1877

Name
James Harvey Burrage
Given names
James Harvey
Surname
Burrage
Birth February 1877 22 21
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 months)

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 brotherRobert Luther Burrage
January 11, 1879 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterAnnie V Burrage
1880 (Age 2 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRoy W Burrage
April 1883 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterAnnie V Burrage
1885 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam R Burrage
December 1886 (Age 9 years)

Birth of a brotherLoid H Burrage
June 14, 1889 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherLoid H Burrage
April 19, 1890 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Burrage
January 1891 (Age 13 years)

Birth of a brotherJohn B Burrage
March 1892 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a brotherHugh Burrage
October 1894 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterBlanche Burrage
March 23, 1897 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sisterBlanche Burrage
April 21, 1897 (Age 20 years)
MarriageEmma Camilla ChaffinView this family
February 28, 1898 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 son
#1
James Lawernce Burrage
May 1900 (Age 23 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 23 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
Death of a motherLucy Delphia Wincoff
January 2, 1917 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherJames Monroe Burrage
May 13, 1917 (Age 40 years)
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/
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 brotherRobert Luther Burrage
April 18, 1946 (Age 69 years)
Death of a wifeEmma Camilla Chaffin
August 29, 1948 (Age 71 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1874Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
6 months
elder sister
20 months
himself
23 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Annie V Burrage
Birth: 1880 25 24Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1885Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Roy W Burrage
Birth: April 1883 28 27Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Loid H Burrage
Birth: June 14, 1889 34 33Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1890Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
20 months
younger sister
15 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Hugh Burrage
Birth: October 1894 40 38Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Blanche Burrage
Birth: March 23, 1897 42 41Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 21, 1897Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Family with Emma Camilla Chaffin - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 28, 1898
2 years
son
James Lawernce Burrage
Birth: May 1900 23 21Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:

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