The Shemwell Family

Bennett C ColeAge: 76 years18461923

Name
Bennett C Cole
Given names
Bennett C
Surname
Cole
Birth September 12, 1846 25 20
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Nooe Jr
about 1846
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Birth of a sisterLorana J Cole
1849 (Age 2 years)
Census October 11, 1850 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLorraine “Rainey” Davis
about 1852 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterDelila Cole
1857 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 28, 1860 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 20 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 20 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 22 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
Religious marriageAmanda KearnsView this family
August 14, 1873 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lillie Cole
1874 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lou Etta Cole
1876 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 31 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 son
#3
John Cole
December 1879 (Age 33 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Liza J Cole
February 1882 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Flossie R Cole
May 1888 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Bennett Columbus Cole Jr
March 1891 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Porter Cole
April 27, 1896 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherMartha “Patsy” Nooe
June 19, 1904 (Age 57 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 69 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 70 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 71 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 January 9, 1920 (Age 73 years)
Death June 26, 1923 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1845North Carolina, United States
20 months
himself
3 years
younger sister
9 years
younger sister
Delila Cole
Birth: 1857 35 31Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
Family with Amanda Kearns - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 14, 1873Davidson, North Carolina, United States
17 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
John Cole
Birth: December 1879 33 26North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
Liza J Cole
Birth: February 1882 35 29North Carolina, United States
Death:
6 years
daughter
Flossie R Cole
Birth: May 1888 41 35North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
son

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - William P Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William P Colehead28MWfarmerNC
Martha “Patsy” Colewife24FWNC
Bennet C Coleson4MWNC
Lorana J Coledaughter1FWNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William P Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Colehead40MWfarmerNC
Patsy Colewife34FWNC
Bennet C Coleson13MWNC
Jane Coledaughter11FWNC
Delila Coledaughter3FWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Bennett C Cole - Household

Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina,

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Cole, Bennett CWM32headMfarmingNCNCNC
Cole, MandaWF27wifeMNCNCNC
Cole, LillieWF6daughterSNCNCNC
Cole, LouWF4daughterSNCNCNC
Cole, JohnWM6 monthsDecsonSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Bennett C Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cole, Bennett CheadWMSep184653M26NCNCNCfarmer
Cole, Mandy MwifeWFFeb184951M2686NCNCNC
Cole, Lou EdaughterWFDec187723SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, John WsonWMOct187920SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, Liza JdaughterWFFeb188218SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, Flossie RdaughterWFMay188812SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, Bennett CsonWMMar18919SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Bennett C Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cole, B CheadMW63MNCNCNCfarmer
Cole, Amanda MwifeFW61M86NCNCNC
Cole, Etta LdaughterFW33SNCNCNCteacherpublic school
Cole, Eliza JdaughterFW27SNCNCNCteacherpublic school
Cole, Flossie RdaughterFW22SNCNCNC
Cole, Columbus BsonMW19SNCNCNClaborer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Bennett C Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cole, B CheadMW73MNCNCNC
Cole, AmandawifeFW71MNCNCNC