The Shemwell Family

James M ColeAge: 78 years18561934

Name
James M Cole
Given names
James M
Surname
Cole
Birth November 1856 41 32
Birth of a sisterJulie Cole
1856
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 months)

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 3 years)
Census July 25, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 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 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 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 23 years)
Census June 3, 1880 (Age 23 years)
Civil marriageMartha SmithView this family
October 28, 1880 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Moses L Cole
March 1881 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary D Cole
June 1882 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Julia A Cole
June 1886 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Bertha M Cole
January 1888 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas W Cole
June 1889 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Albert M Cole
April 1895 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 1, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Cole
March 14, 1905 (Age 48 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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 10, 1920 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 72 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 12, 1930 (Age 73 years)
Death November 13, 1934 (Age 78 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 2, 1842Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
Thomas N Cole
Birth: March 18, 1848 32 24North Carolina, United States
Death: August 24, 1869North Carolina, United States
21 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
2 years
elder 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
sister
Julie Cole
Birth: 1856 40 31Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
11 months
himself
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:
Family with Martha Smith - View this family
himself
James M Cole
Birth: November 1856 41 32Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 13, 1934Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: October 28, 1880Davidson, North Carolina, United States
5 months
son
Moses L Cole
Birth: March 1881 24 21Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
16 months
daughter
Mary D Cole
Birth: June 1882 25 23Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
daughter
Julia A Cole
Birth: June 1886 29 27North Carolina, United States
Death:
20 months
daughter
Bertha M Cole
Birth: January 1888 31 28Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
18 months
son
Thomas W Cole
Birth: June 1889 32 30Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
6 years
son

James M Cole has 33 first cousins recorded

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

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Cole, Thomashead55MWfarmerNC
Cole, Pollywife45FWNC
Cole, Andersonson21MWNC
Cole, Amydaughter19FWNC
Cole, Juliadaughter14FWNC
Cole, James son11MWNC
Cole, Marthadaughter10FWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Cole, ThomasWM65headMfarmerNCNCNC
Cole, James MWM21sonSNCNCNC

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James M Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cole, James MheadWMNov185643MNCNCNCfarmer
Cole, MarthawifeWFApr185941M66NCNCNC
Cole, ThomasfatherWMMar181585WdNCNCNC
Cole, Moses LsonWMMar188119SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Cole, Mary DdaughterWFJun188217SNCNCNC
Cole, Julia AdaughterWFJun188613SNCNCNC
Cole, Bertha MdaughterWFJan188812SNCNCNC
Cole, Thomas WsonWMJun188910SNCNCNC
Cole, Albert MsonWMApr189510SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James M Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cole, J MheadMW53MNCNCNCfarmer
Cole, Martha JwifeFW52M66NCNCNC
Cole, Mary DdaughterFW27SNCNCNC
Cole, Thomas WsonMW18SNCNCNClaborer
Cole, Albert MsonMW15SNCNCNClaborer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James M Cole - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cole, James MheadMW63MNCNCNCfarmer
Cole, MarthawifeFW61MNCNCNC
Cole, MaymedaughterFW30SNCNCNC