The Shemwell Family

Thomas Currin BatemanAge: 56 years18571913

Name
Thomas Currin Bateman
Given names
Thomas Currin
Surname
Bateman
Birth 1857
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

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 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
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
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
MarriageMary Barnes BuntingView this family
1884 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Eleanor S “Nellie” Bateman
August 1885 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Bunting Bateman
July 14, 1887 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Merle Strother Bateman
November 1889 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Thomas Currin Bateman Jr
May 10, 1894 (Age 37 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 26, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childJames Bunting BatemanElizabeth Louise CarltonView this family
April 16, 1912 (Age 55 years)
Death July 9, 1913 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with Mary Barnes Bunting - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1884
20 months
daughter
Eleanor S “Nellie” Bateman
Birth: August 1885 28 21Maryland, United States
Death: September 15, 1973Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
23 months
son
James Bunting Bateman
Birth: July 14, 1887 30 23Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: February 14, 1979Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Merle Strother Bateman
Birth: November 1889 32 25Wicomico, Maryland, United States
Death: December 12, 1976Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
5 years
son

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Currin Bateman - Household

Harford, Maryland, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bateman, Thomas CheadWMMar185743M16MDMDMD
Bateman, Mary BwifeWFApr186433M1654MDMDMD
Bateman, Nellie SdaughterWFAug188514SMDMDMD
Bateman, James BsonWMJul188712SMDMDMD
Jr Bateman, Thomas CsonWMMay18946SMDMDMD

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Currin Bateman - Household

1701 Edmondson Avenue Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bateman, Thomas CheadMW53M126MDMDMDMotormanStreet Car
Bateman, Mary BwifeFW45M12654MDMDMDSewingAt Home
Bateman, Eleanor SdaughterFW25SMDMDMDStenographerOffice
Bateman, Merle SdaughterFW20SMDMDMD