The Shemwell Family

Joyce Elmira WardAge: 51 years18491901

Name
Joyce Elmira Ward
Given names
Joyce Elmira
Surname
Ward
Birth November 1849 22 25
Census October 22, 1850 (Age 11 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah Ann Ward
1851 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherDaniel Cicero Ward
June 4, 1858 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 sisterHarriett Ward
about February 1860 (Age 10 years)
Census July 25, 1860 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJefferson S Ward
after August 1860 (Age 10 years)
Note: Son named in William's Will 1862. -b
Death of a sisterHarriett Ward
before July 1862 (Age 12 years)

Note: Harriett does not appear in the 1870 Census.
Death of a brotherJefferson S Ward
after July 1862 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Hiram Ward
August 25, 1864 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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 8, 1870 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn B Loftin
October 1, 1870 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 17, 1880 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah “Sallie” Shemwell
April 17, 1882 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Loftin
1892 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 July 7, 1901 (Age 51 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: March 8, 1847Davidson, North Carolina, United States
22 months
elder sister
23 months
herself
Joyce Elmira Ward
Birth: November 1849 22 25North Carolina, United States
Death: July 7, 1901Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Sarah Ann Ward
Birth: 1851 23 27Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 23, 1918Davidson, North Carolina, United States
7 years
younger brother
21 months
younger sister
Harriett Ward
Birth: about February 1860 32 36Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: before July 1862
7 months
younger brother
Jefferson S Ward
Birth: after August 1860 33 36Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: after July 1862Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Joyce Elmira Ward has 37 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - William Ward - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Wardhead22MWfarmerNC
Rebecca Wardwife24FWNC
Martha F Warddaughter2FWNC
Joyce E Warddaughter11 monthsFWNC

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Ward - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Wardhead33MWfarmerNC
Rebecca Wardwife36FWNC
Francis Warddaughter13FWNC
Joyce E Warddaughter11FWNC
Sarah Ann Warddaughter9FWNC
Daniel C Wardson3MWNC
Harriett Warddaughter5 monthsFWNC

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Rebecca Loftin - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Ward, Rebeccahead40FWNC
Ward, Martha daughter21FWNC
Ward, Elmadaughter19FWNC
Ward, Sarah daughter17FWNC
Ward, Daniel son12MWNC

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Giles Harris - Household

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Harris, GilesWM36headMfarmerNCNCNC
Harris, FrancisWF31wifeMNCNCNC
Harris, AdairWF4daughterSNCNCNC
Harris, Della RWF2daughterSNCNCNC
Harris, William TWM1sonSNCNCNC