Lorenzo D ShemwellAge: 33 years1839–1872
- Name
- Lorenzo D Shemwell
- Given names
- Lorenzo D
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | 1839 49 38 |
 Death of a father | Alexander Shemwell Sr. 1841 (Age 2 years) |
 Occupation | Teacher-Dry Goods Merchant |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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 | September 28, 1850 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Travis Shemwell August 20, 1852 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | James Isaac Shemwell about 1860 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | September 6, 1860 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Daniel May 1861 (Age 22 years) |
 Military | Enlisted Rowan County, . 7th North Carolina Inf. Co F. CSA June 29, 1861 (Age 22 years)Note: enlisted rank Corporal |
| Military | Promoted to Sergeant September 15, 1861 (Age 22 years) |
| Military | Discharged at Richmond, Virginia, USA September 27, 1862 (Age 23 years)Note: Reason:"Pulmonary phthisis" |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Franklin Shemwell December 11, 1862 (Age 23 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a brother | Whitson Berry Shemwell October 1, 1864 (Age 25 years) Cause: Killed near Petersburg Virginia Note: Siege of Peeble's Farm |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 30 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 4, 1870 (Age 31 years) |
 Death | about 1872 (Age 33 years) |
| Will | 1873 (12 months after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander Shemwell Sr. Birth: about 1790 40 30 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1841 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Jane Daniel Birth: May 30, 1800 20 — North Carolina, United States Death: after September 6, 1860 |
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Marriage: about 1814 — |
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2 years elder brother |
James Isaac Shemwell Birth: about 1815 25 14 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1860 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
William Travis Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1818 28 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 20, 1852 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Thomas F Shemwell Birth: October 15, 1820 30 20 Death: October 30, 1822 |
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2 years elder brother |
Poindexter Shemwell Birth: 1822 32 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1873 — Florida, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. Birth: April 17, 1824 34 23 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 5, 1890 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Whitson Berry Shemwell Birth: 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1864 — Petersburg, Virginia, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Louisa Shemwell Birth: about 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 15, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1830 40 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 1880 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Charlotte Jane Shemwell Birth: January 1, 1832 42 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 27, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Margaret Shemwell Birth: August 1834 44 34 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 5, 1905 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Thomas Franklin Shemwell Birth: about 1836 46 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 11, 1862 — Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States |
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4 years himself |
Lorenzo D Shemwell Birth: 1839 49 38 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1872 |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Whitson Barry Shemwell - Household
Davidson, NC
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Shemwell - Household
Davidson, North Carolina
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| Military | enlisted rank Corporal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Reason:"Pulmonary phthisis" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lorenzo D Shemwell - Household
Jackson Hill, Davidson, NC
Living alone |