The Shemwell Family

Alfred Freeman1895

Name
Alfred Freeman
Given names
Alfred
Surname
Freeman
Birth September 1895 40 32
Birth of a sisterMaude Freeman
December 1897 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 sisterMallie Freeman
April 1900 (Age 4 years)
Census June 18, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterLottie J Freeman
1901 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Jane Long
December 8, 1901 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert C Freeman
1903 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMary J Freeman
1905 (Age 9 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Graham Freeman
January 11, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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
Death of a fatherWilliam Nevins Freeman
May 27, 1933 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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
Death of a motherFrancis Margaret “Fannie” Long
May 23, 1947 (Age 51 years)
Cause: Uremia
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1884Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
17 months
elder brother
George Freeman
Birth: May 1886 30 23North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
elder brother
Willie G Freeman
Birth: August 1890 35 27North Carolina, United States
Death:
21 months
elder brother
Plato S Freeman
Birth: April 1892 36 29North Carolina, United States
Death:
20 months
elder brother
Frank Freeman
Birth: November 1893 38 30North Carolina, United States
Death:
23 months
himself
Alfred Freeman
Birth: September 1895 40 32North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Maude Freeman
Birth: December 1897 42 35North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Mallie Freeman
Birth: April 1900 44 37North Carolina, United States
Death:
21 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister

Alfred Freeman has 15 first cousins recorded

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