The Shemwell Family

Thomas CarrickAge: 85 years18501935

Name
Thomas Carrick
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Carrick
Birth April 11, 1850 36 22
Census October 10, 1850 (Age 5 months)
Birth of a brotherColumbus Carrick
1852 (Age 20 months)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLorraine “Rainey” Davis
about 1852 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a sisterOllia Carrick
November 15, 1853 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Stokes Carrick
1857 (Age 6 years)
Occupation
Baptist minister

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)

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 brotherJohn A Carrick
1859 (Age 8 years)
Census July 28, 1860 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJeremiah Carrick
1862 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherBennett Carrick
October 11, 1863 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 16 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 16 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherLorenza R “Lowe” Carrick
February 28, 1868 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 18 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 12, 1870 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Religious marriageMary BainView this family
January 28, 1880 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jeter Bain Carrick
February 10, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonJeter Bain Carrick
February 8, 1883 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas Bright Carrick
August 1, 1884 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Steven Carrick
February 1887 (Age 36 years)

Death of a motherLucinda “Lucy” Nooe
October 17, 1887 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Doak B “Dee” Carrick
December 1888 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a son
#5
Carey W Carrick
July 1893 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 fatherJohn Henry Carrick Jr
October 4, 1898 (Age 48 years)
Census June 7, 1900 (Age 50 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 65 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 66 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 67 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 February 5, 1920 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterOllia Carrick
November 22, 1926 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Ellen “Sallie” Carrick
April 2, 1927 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 79 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 18, 1930 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherBennett Carrick
February 17, 1933 (Age 82 years)
Death May 22, 1935 (Age 85 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1848Davidson, North Carolina, United States
10 months
elder sister
16 months
himself
Thomas Carrick
Birth: April 11, 1850 36 22Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 22, 1935High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
22 months
younger sister
Ollia Carrick
Birth: November 15, 1853 40 25Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 22, 1926Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Jeremiah Carrick
Birth: 1862 48 33Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
21 months
younger brother
Bennett Carrick
Birth: October 11, 1863 50 35Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 17, 1933Siler City, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
Lorenza R “Lowe” Carrick
Birth: February 28, 1868 54 40Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 27, 1938Healing Spring, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Mary Bain - View this family
himself
Thomas Carrick
Birth: April 11, 1850 36 22Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 22, 1935High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
wife
Mary Bain
Birth: October 20, 1853Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 21, 1947High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 28, 1880High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
1 year
son
Jeter Bain Carrick
Birth: February 10, 1881 30 27High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 8, 1883High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Thomas Bright Carrick
Birth: August 1, 1884 34 30North Carolina, United States
Death: March 29, 1975Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
23 months
son
5 years
son

Thomas Carrick has 32 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Carrick - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Carrickhead34MWfarmerNC
Lucy Carrickwife22FWNC
Sarah Carrickdaughter1FWNC
Thomas Carrickson2 monthsMWNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Carrick - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Carrickhead46MWfarmerNC
Lucy Carrickwife32FWNC
Polly Carrickdaughter12FWNC
Thomas Carrickson10MWNC
Columbus Carrickson8MWNC
Ally Carrickdaughter6FWNC
William S Carrickson3MWNC
John A Carrickson10 monthsMWNC

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Carrick - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Carrick, John Jrhead57MWfarmerNC
Carrick, Lucywife45FWNC
Carrick, Thomasson15MWfarm laborerNC
Carrick, Columbusson18MWfarm laborerNC
Carrick, Olliedaughter16MWNC
Carrick, William son14MWNC
Carrick, Johnson10MWNC
Carrick, Jeremiahson8MWNC
Carrick, Bennettson6MWNC
Carrick, Lorenzadaughter4FWNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Carrick - Household

High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carrick, ThomasheadWMApr185050M20NCNCNCpreacher
Carrick, Mary HwifeWFOct185346M2044NCNCNC
Carrick, ThomassonWMAug188514SNCNCNC
Carrick, Mary SdaughterWFFeb188713SNCNCNC
Carrick, Doak BsonWMDec188811SNCNCNC
Carrick, Carey WsonWMJul18936SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Carrick - Household

High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carrick, ThomasheadMW60M30NCNCNCministerBaptist
Carrick, Mary BainwifeFW56M3054NCNCNCteacherhigh school
Carrick, Mary StephaniedaughterFW22SNCNC
Carrick, Dee BsonMW21SNCNC
Carrick, Carey WsonMW16SNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Carrick - Household

High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carrick, ThomasheadMW68MNCNCNCMinisterChurch
Carrick, MarywifeFW65MNCVANC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Carrick - Household

High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carrick, ThomasheadMW79M29NCNCNCpastorBaptist
Carrick, Mary BwifeFW76M26NCVACA