The Shemwell Family

William R RedwineAge: 26 years18381864

Name
William R Redwine
Given names
William R
Surname
Redwine
Birth 1838 23 20
Birth of a sisterMary Ann “Polly” Redwine
1842 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Census July 22, 1850 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 10, 1860 (Age 22 years)
Military
Civil War
Type: Confederate
July 1, 1861 (Age 23 years)
Agency: Company F, North Carolina 7th Infantry Regiment
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Death October 19, 1864 (Age 26 years)
Cause of death: Civil War
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery
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father
Jacob Redwine Jr
Birth: December 12, 1814 37 35Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 19, 1894Rowan, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: October 29, 1835Rowan, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
William R Redwine
Birth: 1838 23 20North Carolina, United States
Death: October 19, 1864St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
5 years
younger sister
Mary Ann “Polly” Redwine
Birth: 1842 27 24North Carolina, United States
Death: March 1, 1888North Carolina, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Redwine Jr - Household

Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jacob Redwine Jrhead36MWfarmerNC
Eliza Redwinewife32FWNC
William R Redwineson12MWNC
Polly A Redwinedaughter8FWNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Redwine Jr - Household

Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jacob Redwine Jrhead45MWfarmerNC
Eliza Redwinewife35FWNC
William R Redwineson21MWfarm laborerNC
Mary A “Polly” Redwinedaughter18FWNC