The Shemwell Family

Robert Luther BurrageAge: 67 years18791946

Name
Robert Luther Burrage
Given names
Robert Luther
Surname
Burrage
Also known as
Luther
Birth January 11, 1879 24 23
Birth of a sisterAnnie V Burrage
1880 (Age 11 months)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a brotherRoy W Burrage
April 1883 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterAnnie V Burrage
1885 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam R Burrage
December 1886 (Age 7 years)

Birth of a brotherLoid H Burrage
June 14, 1889 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherLoid H Burrage
April 19, 1890 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Burrage
January 1891 (Age 11 years)

Birth of a brotherJohn B Burrage
March 1892 (Age 13 years)

Birth of a brotherHugh Burrage
October 1894 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterBlanche Burrage
March 23, 1897 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterBlanche Burrage
April 21, 1897 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 21 years)
MarriageAnnie Mable StewartView this family
November 28, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Edward Burrage
September 25, 1901 (Age 22 years)
Death of a wifeAnnie Mable Stewart
March 22, 1903 (Age 24 years)
MarriageMargaret Ann “Maggie” IngramView this family
April 25, 1905 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lucy I Burrage
May 14, 1906 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Ellen Burrage
November 8, 1908 (Age 29 years)
Death of a daughterMary Ellen Burrage
June 18, 1909 (Age 30 years)
Death of a wifeMargaret Ann “Maggie” Ingram
June 28, 1909 (Age 30 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 years)
Death of a fatherJames Monroe Burrage
May 13, 1917 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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 8, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Occupation
Creamery
1939 (Age 59 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 April 18, 1946 (Age 67 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1874Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
6 months
elder sister
20 months
elder brother
23 months
himself
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 Annie Mable Stewart - View this family
himself
wife
Annie Mable Stewart
Birth: March 29, 1878North Carolina, United States
Death: March 22, 1903Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1900Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
10 months
son
Charles Edward Burrage
Birth: September 25, 1901 22 23Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
Family with Margaret Ann “Maggie” Ingram - View this family
himself
wife
Margaret Ann “Maggie” Ingram
Birth: February 29, 1880Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 28, 1909Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 25, 1905Randolph, North Carolina, United States
13 months
daughter
Lucy I Burrage
Birth: May 14, 1906 27 26Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
daughter
Mary Ellen Burrage
Birth: November 8, 1908 29 28Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 18, 1909Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Family with Martha Cornelia “Mattie” Forest - View this family
himself
wife
Martha Cornelia “Mattie” Forest
Birth: July 1, 1882Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 5, 1966Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private

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