The Shemwell Family

James Lawernce Burrage1900

Name
James Lawernce Burrage
Given names
James Lawernce
Surname
Burrage
Birth May 1900 23 21
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 42 days)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 paternal grandmotherLucy Delphia Wincoff
January 2, 1917 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Monroe Burrage
May 13, 1917 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 29 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 41 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 motherEmma Camilla Chaffin
August 29, 1948 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 45 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
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Marriage: February 28, 1898
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James Lawernce Burrage
Birth: May 1900 23 21Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
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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