The Shemwell Family

Michael CarrAge: 61 years18501912

Name
Michael Carr
Given names
Michael
Surname
Carr
Birth September 15, 1850
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 16 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 16 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 18 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
MarriageAlpharetta C “Alpha” HollandView this family
March 14, 1878 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 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
#1
Ora Carr
March 8, 1879 (Age 28 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Frank Carr
April 22, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Henry M Stanley Carr
September 6, 1884 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Alta Izora Carr
December 4, 1890 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Jettie Mae Carr
September 22, 1896 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 14, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childOra CarrElsie Jane ReedView this family
January 11, 1903 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Beulah Pearl Carr
November 1, 1903 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mabel Gertrude Carr
May 8, 1907 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sonOra Carr
August 1907 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Frank CarrLyda Lloyd ChapmanView this family
December 25, 1907 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Cecil Cleon Carr
September 26, 1908 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childHenry M Stanley CarrTennie YoungView this family
about 1908 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lela Modiste Carr
September 24, 1909 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Charles Mitchell Skelton
December 22, 1909 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Wiley SkeltonAlta Izora CarrView this family
about 1910 (Age 59 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6
Arthur Owen Skelton
July 15, 1911 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Ora Oscar Carr
September 7, 1911 (Age 60 years)
Death April 17, 1912 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bristow Cemetery
Family with Alpharetta C “Alpha” Holland - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 14, 1878Marion, Illinois, United States
1 year
son
Ora Carr
Birth: March 8, 1879 28 19Tonti, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: August 1907Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, United States
2 years
son
John Frank Carr
Birth: April 22, 1881 30 22Missouri, United States
Death: after 1942Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
6 years
daughter
6 years
daughter

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Michael Carr - Household

Tonti, Marion, Illinois

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Carr, MichaelWM29headMFarmingMOIrelandIreland
Carr, Alpharetta R CWF21wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYTN
Carr, OraWM1sonSILMOKY
Holland, Ida NWF5neiceSAt HomeILKYMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Michael Carr - Household

163 Third Street Coal Creek, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carr, MichaelheadWMSep185049M22MOIrelandIrelandFarmer
Carr, Alpha RwifeWFMar186139M2255KYKYTN
Carr, OrasonWMMar187921SILMOKYFarm Laborer
Carr, John FsonWMApr188119SMOMOKYFarm Laborer
Carr, Henry MsonWMSep188515SMOMOKYAt School
Carr, Alta IdaughterWFDec18909SMOMOKYAt School
Carr, Jettie MdaughterWFSep18963SOKMOKY
Holland, LuthernephewWMDec187920SILKYGAFarm Laborer