The Shemwell Family

John W Cole1844

Name
John W Cole
Given names
John W
Surname
Cole
Birth 1844 28 19
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Nooe Jr
about 1846 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas N Cole
March 18, 1848 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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
Birth of a brotherAnderson Cole
1849 (Age 5 years)
Census October 30, 1850 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E “Amy” Cole
1851 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLorraine “Rainey” Davis
about 1852 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterRebekah Ann “Annie” Cole
March 10, 1853 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterJulie Cole
1856 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherJames M Cole
November 1856 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 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 sisterMartha Cole
1860 (Age 16 years)
Census July 25, 1860 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 23 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 23 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a brotherThomas N Cole
August 24, 1869 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 25 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Nooe
January 12, 1880 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 fatherThomas Cole
March 14, 1905 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 72 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 73 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 74 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 85 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 brotherJames M Cole
November 13, 1934 (Age 90 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 97 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 106 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 102 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 2, 1842Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
Thomas N Cole
Birth: March 18, 1848 32 24North Carolina, United States
Death: August 24, 1869North Carolina, United States
21 months
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Rebekah Ann “Annie” Cole
Birth: March 10, 1853 37 29North Carolina, United States
Burial: Lick Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Julie Cole
Birth: 1856 40 31Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
11 months
younger brother
James M Cole
Birth: November 1856 41 32Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 13, 1934Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Martha Cole
Birth: 1860 44 35Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:

John W Cole has 33 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Thomas Colehead35MWfarmerNC
Mary Colewife25FWNC
John W Coleson6MWNC
Thomas Coleson3MWNC
Anderson Coleson1MWNC
Ellen Carroll13FSNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Thomas Colehead45MWfarmerNC
Mary Colewife37FWNC
John W Coleson16MWNC
Thomas N Coleson13MWNC
Anderson Coleson11MWNC
Mary E Coledaughter9FWNC
Rebecca Ann Coleson7MWNC
Julie Coledaughter4FWNC
James M Coleson1MWNC