The Shemwell Family

Birth of a son
#1

William Gaston Penry Jr

Birth of a sister

Martha Ally Nooe
1867 (Age 14 months)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 14 months)

Alaska, USA

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 14 months)

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a sister

Carey Nooe
1869 (Age 3 years)

Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 3 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

July 28, 1870 (Age 4 years)

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Nooe - Household

Birth of a brother

John F Nooe
1872 (Age 6 years)

Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death of a father

John Nooe
May 19, 1873 (Age 7 years)

Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Marriage of a parent

Joseph Preston Shields — Sarah Martha Vannoy — View this family
1875 (Age 9 years)

Birth of a half-sister

Josie E Shields
1876 (Age 10 years)

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever

Birth of a half-brother

David R Shields
May 1880 (Age 14 years)

Burke, North Carolina, United States

Census

June 2, 1880 (Age 14 years)

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph P Shields - Household

Marriage

William E Hege — View this family
June 21, 1887 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2

Mary Theresa Hege
July 1888 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3

Elizabeth Lee Hege
June 1898 (Age 32 years)

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 years)

Cuba

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

Census

June 18, 1900 (Age 34 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - William E Hege - Household

Death of a daughter

Mary Theresa Hege
July 5, 1900 (Age 34 years)

Death of a husband

William E Hege
April 5, 1902 (Age 36 years)

Religious marriage

William Gaston Penry — View this family
January 6, 1904 (Age 38 years)

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death of a mother

Sarah Martha Vannoy
February 12, 1905 (Age 39 years)

Death of a brother

Robert Edward Nooe
March 21, 1907 (Age 41 years)

Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Death of a husband

William Gaston Penry
January 1, 1914 (Age 48 years)

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/

Marriage of a child

Fitzhugh Battalle Harmon — Elizabeth Lee Hege — View this family

Type: Religious marriage

June 26, 1919 (Age 53 years)

Census

January 2, 1920 (Age 54 years)

Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Sallie Lee Nooe - Household

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 63 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

Death of a sister

Julia “Texie” Nooe
July 31, 1934 (Age 68 years)

Death

January 9, 1940 (Age 74 years)

Date differences

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Martha Vannoy William B Nooe Julia “Texie” Nooe Robert Edward Nooe Sallie Lee Nooe Martha Ally Nooe Carey Nooe John F Nooe John Nooe Birth: December 5, 1823 23 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 19, 1873 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Nooe William B Nooe Julia “Texie” Nooe Robert Edward Nooe Sallie Lee Nooe Martha Ally Nooe Carey Nooe John F Nooe Family with spouse Joseph Preston Shields Josie E Shields David R Shields Sarah Martha Vannoy Birth: July 18, 1838 — Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 12, 1905 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: 1857 — North Carolina, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William B Nooe Birth: 1859 35 20 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death:
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Junius Tazewell Gardner Talmadge Gardner Pearl Gardner Lewis Gardner John Nooe Gardner Helen Gardner Julia “Texie” Nooe Birth: January 8, 1862 38 23 — Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Death: July 31, 1934 — Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary “Mamie” Sharpe Sarah M Nooe Katherine Vannoy Nooe Robert Sharpe Nooe Robert Edward Nooe Birth: March 6, 1864 40 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: March 21, 1907 — Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
19 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William E Hege Mary Theresa Hege Elizabeth Lee Hege Family with spouse William Gaston Penry William Gaston Penry Jr Sallie Lee Nooe Birth: October 3, 1865 41 27 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 9, 1940 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martha Ally Nooe Birth: 1867 43 28 — North Carolina, United States Death:
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Carey Nooe Birth: 1869 45 30 — North Carolina, United States Death:
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John F Nooe Birth: 1872 48 33 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death:

Mother’s family with Joseph Preston Shields - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Martha Vannoy Josie E Shields David R Shields Joseph Preston Shields Birth: August 6, 1827 — Virginia, United States Death: December 23, 1903 — North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Nooe William B Nooe Julia “Texie” Nooe Robert Edward Nooe Sallie Lee Nooe Martha Ally Nooe Carey Nooe John F Nooe Family with spouse Joseph Preston Shields Josie E Shields David R Shields Sarah Martha Vannoy Birth: July 18, 1838 — Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 12, 1905 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: 1875 — North Carolina, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Josie E Shields Birth: 1876 48 37 — North Carolina, United States Death:
4 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree David R Shields Birth: May 1880 52 41 — North Carolina, United States Death:

Family with William E Hege - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sallie Lee Nooe Mary Theresa Hege Elizabeth Lee Hege William E Hege Birth: August 1857 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 5, 1902 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William E Hege Mary Theresa Hege Elizabeth Lee Hege Family with spouse William Gaston Penry William Gaston Penry Jr Sallie Lee Nooe Birth: October 3, 1865 41 27 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 9, 1940 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: June 21, 1887 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States
13 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Theresa Hege Birth: July 1888 30 22 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 5, 1900 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
10 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Fitzhugh Battalle Harmon Elizabeth Lee Hege Birth: June 1898 40 32 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death:

Family with William Gaston Penry - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sallie Lee Nooe William Gaston Penry Jr William Gaston Penry Birth: July 27, 1858 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 1, 1914 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William E Hege Mary Theresa Hege Elizabeth Lee Hege Family with spouse William Gaston Penry William Gaston Penry Jr Sallie Lee Nooe Birth: October 3, 1865 41 27 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 9, 1940 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: January 6, 1904 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William Gaston Penry Jr Birth: Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death:

Sallie Lee Nooe has 34 first cousins recorded

Father's family (34)

Parents Bennet Nooe + Mary A Watson

1John Nooe1858–1931

2Bennett Nooe Jr1859–1937

3Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Nooe1862–1932

4Jessie A Nooe1865–

5Sallie Lee Nooe1867–

6Mary Nooe1871–

7Fred “Freddie” Nooe1874–

8Mamie Nooe1876–

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Census

1870 United States - Census transcript - John Nooe - Household

Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Name	Relation	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Birthplace
Nooe, John	head	51	M	W	grocer keeper	NC
Nooe, Martha	wife	34	F	W		NC
Nooe, Julia	daughter	9	F	W		NC
Nooe, Robert E	son	7	M	W		NC
Nooe, Sally	daughter	5	F	W		NC
Nooe, Ally	daughter	3	F	W		NC
Nooe, Carey	daughter	1	F	W		NC

Census

1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph P Shields - Household

Burke, North Carolina, United States

Name	Color	Sex	Age	Mon	Relation	Cond	Occupation	Sick	BP	FBP	MBP
Shields, Joseph P	W	M	49		head	M	farmer		VA	VA	VA
Shields, Sarah M	W	F	44		wife	M		childbirth	NC	VA	NC
Shields, Josie E	W	F	4		daughter	S			NC	VA	NC
Shields, David R	W	M	1 month	May	son	S			NC	VA	NC
Nooe, Julia T	W	F	18		stepdaughter	S	teacher		NC	NC	NC
Nooe, Robert E	W	M	15		stepson	S	farmhand		NC	NC	NC
Nooe, Sallie L	W	F	14		stepdaughter	S		rheumatism	NC	NC	NC
Nooe, Martha A	W	F	12		stepdaughter	S			NC	NC	NC
Nooe, John F	W	M	8		stepson	S			NC	NC	NC

Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - William E Hege - Household

Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Hege, William E	son	W	M	Aug	1857	42	M			NC	CT	CT	clerk dry goods store
Hege, Sallie L	daughter in law	W	F	Oct	1865	33	M	2	2	NC	NC	NC
Hege, Mary T	granddaughter	W	F	Jul	1888	11	S			NC	NC	NC
Hege, Elizabeth L	granddaughter	W	F	Jun	1898	1	S			NC	NC	NC

Living in T Hege household

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