The Shemwell Family

John NooeAge: 73 years18581931

Name
John Nooe
Given names
John
Surname
Nooe
Birth July 3, 1858 36 20
Birth of a brotherBennett Nooe Jr
December 21, 1859 (Age 17 months)
Occupation
Artist

Marriage
Never Married

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Ann “Bettie” Nooe
January 20, 1862 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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
Birth of a sisterJessie A Nooe
about 1865 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterSallie Lee Nooe
October 3, 1867 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 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 8 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 10 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 June 1, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Nooe
1871 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherFred “Freddie” Nooe
February 1874 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterMamie Nooe
October 1876 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Death of a fatherBennet Nooe
July 31, 1901 (Age 43 years)
Census April 19, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 57 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 59 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/
Death of a motherMary A Watson
April 2, 1922 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 71 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 2, 1930 (Age 71 years)
Death October 8, 1931 (Age 73 years)
Burial October 9, 1931 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 17, 1857Davidson, North Carolina, United States
7 months
himself
John Nooe
Birth: July 3, 1858 36 20Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 8, 1931Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
18 months
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Jessie A Nooe
Birth: about 1865 42 27North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Sallie Lee Nooe
Birth: October 3, 1867 45 29Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
younger sister
Mary Nooe
Birth: 1871 48 33Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Fred “Freddie” Nooe
Birth: February 1874 51 36Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Mamie Nooe
Birth: October 1876 54 38Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:

John Nooe has 33 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Bennet Nooe - Household

Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Nooe, Bennethead48MWdry goods retl merchantNC
Nooe, M Awife32FWNC
Nooe, Johnson11MWNC
Nooe, Bennettson10MWNC
Nooe, Bettiedaughter7FWNC
Nooe, J Adaughter5FWNC
Nooe, S Adaughter3FWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Bennet Nooe - Household

Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Nooe, BennetWM58headMdry good merchantNCNCNC
Nooe, Mary AWF42wifeMNCVANC
Nooe, JohnWM21sonSclerk in storeNCNCNC
Nooe, BennettWM20sonSclerk in storeNCNCNC
Nooe, ElizabethWF17daughterSNCNCNC
Nooe, JessieWF15daughterSNCNCNC
Nooe, SallieWF13daughterSNCNCNC
Nooe, MaryWF9daughterSNCNCNC
Nooe, FreddieWM6sonSNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary A Watson - Household

Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Nooe, MaryheadFW70Wd98NCNCNC
Nooe, JohnsonMW50SNCNCNCpublic work
Nooe, MarydaughterFW36SNCNCNCdry goods store

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Nooe - Household

Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nooe, JohnheadMW70SNCNCNCpainterown shop