The Shemwell Family

Thomas N ColeAge: 21 years18481869

Name
Thomas N Cole
Given names
Thomas N
Surname
Cole
Birth March 18, 1848 32 24
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 brotherAnderson Cole
1849 (Age 9 months)
Census October 30, 1850 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E “Amy” Cole
1851 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLorraine “Rainey” Davis
about 1852 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterRebekah Ann “Annie” Cole
March 10, 1853 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterJulie Cole
1856 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames M Cole
November 1856 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 11 years)
Census July 25, 1860 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 18 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 18 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 20 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
Death August 24, 1869 (Age 21 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lick Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: June 2, 1842Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
4 years
himself
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:

Thomas N 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