The Shemwell Family

James B Rodgers1897

Name
James B Rodgers
Given names
James B
Surname
Rodgers
Birth July 1897 32 22
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 months)
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 sisterRuth W Rodgers
February 1900 (Age 2 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterPearl Rodgers
1902 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterBlanche Rodgers
1906 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterEdith R Rodgers
1909 (Age 11 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 maternal grandmotherLucy Delphia Wincoff
January 2, 1917 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Monroe Burrage
May 13, 1917 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 22 years)
Death of a fatherJessie Pinkney Rodgers
January 31, 1922 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 44 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 52 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 48 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

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father
Jessie Pinkney Rodgers
Birth: February 19, 1865Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1922Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: July 6, 1893Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
4 years
himself
James B Rodgers
Birth: July 1897 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Ruth W Rodgers
Birth: February 1900 34 24North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister

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 - Jessie Pinkey Rodgers - Household

Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rodgers, Jessie P (Rev) headMW44M17NCNCNC
Rodgers, LottiewifeFW35M1765NCNCNC
Rodgers, James BsonMW12SNCNCNC
Rodgers, Ruth WdaughterFW10SNCNCNC
Rodgers, PearldaughterFW8SNCNCNC
Rodgers, BlanchedaughterFW4SNCNCNC
Rodgers, Edith RdaughterFW1SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jessie Pinkey Rodgers - Household

Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Rodgers, Jessie PheadMW54MNCNCNC
Rodgers, LottiewifeFW44MNCNCNC
Rodgers, James BsonMW22SNCNCNC
Rodgers, Ruth WdaughterFW19SNCNCNC
Rodgers, PearldaughterFW18SNCNCNC
Rodgers, BlanchedaughterFW14SNCNCNC
Rodgers, Edith RdaughterFW10SNCNCNC