The Shemwell Family

Francis Margaret “Fannie” LongAge: 84 years18621947

Name
Francis Margaret “Fannie” Long
Given names
Francis Margaret
Surname
Long
Married name
Francis Margaret Freeman
Nickname
Fannie
Birth November 17, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 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 4 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 6 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 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Civil marriageWilliam Nevins FreemanView this family
December 18, 1884 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
George Freeman
May 1886 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Willie G Freeman
August 1890 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Plato S Freeman
April 1892 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Frank Freeman
November 1893 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Alfred Freeman
September 1895 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Maude Freeman
December 1897 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mallie Freeman
April 1900 (Age 37 years)
Census June 18, 1900 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Lottie J Freeman
1901 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Robert C Freeman
1903 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Mary J Freeman
1905 (Age 42 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 4, 1920 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 66 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 7, 1930 (Age 67 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Nevins Freeman
May 27, 1933 (Age 70 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death May 23, 1947 (Age 84 years)
Cause of death: Uremia
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Fellowship Church Cemetery
Family with William Nevins Freeman - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 18, 1884Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
17 months
son
George Freeman
Birth: May 1886 30 23North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
son
Willie G Freeman
Birth: August 1890 35 27North Carolina, United States
Death:
21 months
son
Plato S Freeman
Birth: April 1892 36 29North Carolina, United States
Death:
20 months
son
Frank Freeman
Birth: November 1893 38 30North Carolina, United States
Death:
23 months
son
Alfred Freeman
Birth: September 1895 40 32North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
Maude Freeman
Birth: December 1897 42 35North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
Mallie Freeman
Birth: April 1900 44 37North Carolina, United States
Death:
21 months
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
daughter

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Freeman, William NheadWMJun185643M15NCNCNCfarmer
Freeman, FannywifeWFNov186237M1587NCNCNC
Freeman, GeorgesonWMMay188614SNCNCNC
Freeman, Willie GsonWMAug18909SNCNCNC
Freeman, Plato SsonWMApr18928SNCNCNC
Freeman, FranksonWMNov18936SNCNCNC
Freeman, AlfredsonWMSep18954SNCNCNC
Freeman, MaudedaughterWFDec18972SNCNCNC
Freeman, MalliedaughterWFApr19000SNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Freeman, William NheadMW53M25NCNCNCfarmer
Freeman, Francis MwifeFW47M251110NCNCNC
Freeman, George MsonMW23SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Freeman, Willie GsonMW19SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Freeman, Plato SsonMW17SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Freeman, Frank WsonMW16SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Freeman, Alfred LsonMW15SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Freeman, Maud EdaughterFW12SNCNCNC
Freeman, Mallie FdaughterFW10SNCNCNC
Freeman, Lottie JdaughterFW9SNCNCNC
Freeman, Robert CdaughterFW7SNCNCNC
Freeman, Mary JdaughterFW5SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Freeman, William NheadMW63MNCNCNCfarmer
Freeman, FannywifeFW57MNCNCNC
Freeman, AlfredsonMW24SNCNCNCfarm laborer
Freeman, MaudedaughterFW22SNCNCNC
Freeman, MalliedaughterFW19SNCNCNC
Freeman, JenniedaughterFW18SNCNCNC
Freeman, Robert CdaughterFW16SNCNCNC
Freeman, Mary JdaughterFW14SNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Freeman - Household

Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Freeman, William NheadMW74M29NCNCNC
Freeman, Fannie MwifeFW67M22NCNCNC
Freeman, William GsonMW39SNCNCNC
Freeman, Frank WsonMW36SNCNCNC
Freeman, Robert CsonFW26SNCNCNCfarmer